†Waitahana sagittiformis Schwarzhans 1980 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Acanthopterygii - Leptoscopidae
Alternative combination: Trachinoideorum sagittiformis
Full reference: W. W. Schwarzhans. 1980. Fish otoliths from the New Zealand Tertiary. New Zealand Geological Survey Report 113:1-269
Belongs to Waitahana according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Schwarzhans 1980
Sister taxon: Waitahana lastisulcatus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (12 collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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