Tripterophycis Boulenger 1902 (ray-finned fish)
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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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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