Prionotus Lacépède 1802 (sea robin)
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Actinopteri - Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae
Parent taxon: Triglidae according to G. Carnevale and S. J. Godfrey 2018
See also Casier 1966, Fitch and Lavenberg 1983, Purdy et al. 2001, Sepkoski 2002 and Stringer 1998
Sister taxa: Acanthatrigla, Aspitrigla, Chelidonichthys, Lepidotrigla, Peristedion, Pterygotrigla, Trigla, Triglidarum, Trigloides
Subtaxa: Prionotus carolinus Prionotus evolans Prionotus gibbosus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (9: California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia collections)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1), United States (2: Florida, North Carolina)
Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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