†Bidenichthys Barnard 1934 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Parent taxon: Brosmophycinae according to W. Schwarzhans and A. Bratischko 2011
See also Schwarzhans 2003, Schwarzhans 2004, Schwarzhans 2007 and Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxon: Kalabisia
Subtaxa: Bidenichthys lapierrei Bidenichthys struthersi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (3 collections)
• Oligocene of Germany (1)
• Paleocene of Denmark (3), Greenland (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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