Ostracion Rafinesque 1815 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Ostraciidae
Parent taxon: Ostraciidae according to K. Matsuura 2015
See also Agassiz 1835, Casier 1946, Leriche 1942, Schwarzhans 2003, Sepkoski 2002 and Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: Eolactoria, Lactophrys, Oligolactoria
Subtaxa: Ostracion clavatus Ostracion meretrix Ostracion micrurus Ostracion oblongus Ostracion pergravis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (2 collections), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Louisiana)
• Paleocene of Denmark (1), United States (1: Virginia)
• Cretaceous of India (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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