Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Moridae
Alternative combinations: Actuariolum bicaudatus, Physiculus bicaudatus
Full reference: G. A. Frost. 1924. Otoliths of Fishes from the Tertiary Formations of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 55:605-614
Belongs to Auchenoceros according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Frost 1924 and Schwarzhans 1980
Sister taxa: Auchenoceros punctatum, Auchenoceros simplex
Type specimen: Its type locality is S137/f499 - Rifle Butts Fm, Pukeuri, which is in an Altonian coastal sandstone in the Rifle Butts Formation of New Zealand
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (29 collections)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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