†Ectasis Jordan and Gilbert 1919 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Elopidae
Parent taxon: Elopidae according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also Jordan 1921, Jordan and Gilbert 1919 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anaethalion, Ctenodentelops, Elops, Elopsomolos, Esocelops, Hemielopopsis, Ichthyemidion, Lastroichthys, Notelops, Palelops, Paraelops, Paratarpon, Parelops, Protelops, Rhacolepis, Thrissopteroides
Subtaxa: Ectasis proriger
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at 3rd Street tunnel (Pliocene of California)
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