Oshunia Wenz and Kellner 1986 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Halecomorphi - Ionoscopidae

Full reference: S. Wenz and A. W. A. Kellner. 1986. Découverte du premier Ionoscopidae (Pisces, Halecomorphi) sud-américain, Oshunia brevis n.g., n.sp., dans le Crétacé inférieur de la Chapada do Araripe (nord-est du Brésil). Bulletin du Museum national d'historie naturelle. Section C. Sciences de la terre, paleontologie, geologie, mineralogie 8(1):77-88

Parent taxon: Ionoscopidae according to S. Wenz and A. W. A. Kellner 1986

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Quetzalichthys, Spathiurus

Subtaxa: Oshunia brevis

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Type: Oshunia brevis

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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