†Eurypleuron Markle and Olney 1990 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Carapidae
Parent taxon: Carapidae according to J. H. Robinson et al. 2024
See also Schwarzhans 2019 and Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Carapinae, Carapus, Echiodon, Encheliophis, Fierasferoides, Jordanicus, Onuxodon
Subtaxa: Eurypleuron debilis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Waitakian of New Zealand (1)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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