Tripterophycis Boulenger 1902 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Moridae

Parent taxon: Moridae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019

See also Schwarzhans 1980, Schwarzhans 1985, Schwarzhans et al. 2017 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Actuariolum, Auchenoceros, Austrophycis, Eophycis, Fanteichthys, Gadella, Laemonema, Lepidion, Lotella, Mora, Onobrosmius, Paralaemonema, Physiculinorum, Physiculus, Pseudophycis

Subtaxa: Tripterophycis elongatissimus Tripterophycis immutatus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (1 collection), Germany (1)

• Eocene of Antarctica (1), Australia (4), New Zealand (2)

Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences

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