†Diplomystus coverhamensis Chapman 1918 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Ellimmichthyiformes
Full reference: F. Chapman. 1918. Descriptions and Revisions of the Cretaceous and Tertiary Fish-remains of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Branch Palaeontological Bulletin 7:1-41
Belongs to Diplomystus according to F. Chapman 1918
Sister taxa: Diplomystus altisomus, Diplomystus altus, Diplomystus birdi, Diplomystus dartevellei, Diplomystus dentatus, Diplomystus dubertreti, Diplomystus kokuraensis, Diplomystus primotinus, Diplomystus vectensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is S35 Cover Creek, which is in a Cenomanian coastal mudstone in New Zealand
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at S35 Cover Creek
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