†Coryphaenoides maximus Bassoi 1906 (grenadiers)
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Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Alternative combination: Otolithus (Macrurus) maximus
Belongs to Coryphaenoides according to D. Nolf and E. Steurbaut 1983
Sister taxa: Coryphaenoides amager, Coryphaenoides biobtusus, Coryphaenoides contortus, Coryphaenoides guentheri, Coryphaenoides rupestris
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Montegibbio (Miocene of Italy)
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