Osteichthyes - Caproiformes - Antigoniidae
Full reference: W. Schwarzhans. 2019. Reconstruction of the fossil marine bony fish fauna (Teleostei) from the Eocene to Pleistocene of New Zealand by means of otoliths. With studies of Recent congroid, morid and trachinoid otoliths. Memorie Della Societa Italianà di Scienze Naturali e del Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano 46:1-326
Belongs to Antigonia according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxa: Antigonia angusta, Antigonia capros, Antigonia fornicata, Antigonia postangusta, Antigonia veronensis
Type specimen: CD752, an otolith. Its type locality is Waihao River, south branch, which is in a Mangaorapan/Heretaungan marine carbonate in New Zealand.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of New Zealand (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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