†Pleuronectidarum orbicularis Frost 1934 (flatfish)
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Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae
Full reference: G. A. Frost. 1934. Otoliths of Fishes from the Tertiary Formations of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 63:133-144
Belongs to Pleuronectidarum according to G. A. Frost 1934
Sister taxa: Pleuronectidarum acuminatus, Pleuronectidarum irregularis, Pleuronectidarum pentagonalis, Pleuronectidarum splendens
Type specimen: Its type locality is Waikiekie Stream, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in New Zealand
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Waikiekie Stream
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