†Leptoscopus atavus Schwarzhans 2019 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Acanthopterygii - Leptoscopidae
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 Leptoscopus according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxa: Leptoscopus focosus, Leptoscopus progressus
Type specimen: SNSB-BSPG XVII 11, an otolith
Ecology:
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Leptoscopus atavus in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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