†Waitahana Schwarzhans 2019 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - 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
Parent taxon: Leptoscopidae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxa: Awamoa, Leptoscopus, Lesueurina, Neopercis
Subtaxa: Waitahana lastisulcatus Waitahana sagittiformis
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (13 collections)
Total: 13 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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