Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Full reference: L. R. David. 1956. Tertiary Anacanthin Fishes from California and the Pacific Northwest; Their Paleoecological Significance. Journal of Paleontology 30(30):568-607
Parent taxon: Macrouridae according to L. R. David 1956
Sister taxa: Amblygoniolepidus, Bathygadus, Bolbocara, Calilepidus, Coelorhynchus, Coelorinchus, Coryphaenoides, Homeocoryphaenoides, Homeomacrurus, Homeonezumia, Hymenocephalus, Lepidorhynchus, Leptacantholepidus, Macrourinae, Macrourus, Nezumia, Oxygoniolepidus, Promacrurus, Razelainia, Trachyrincinae, Trachyrincus
Subtaxa: Pyknolepidus macrospinosus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Alsea Bay, south (Oligocene of Oregon)
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