†Istieus Agassiz 1839 (bonefish)
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Osteichthyes - Albuliformes - Albulidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1839. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome V (13me livraison)
Parent taxon: Pterothrissinae according to C. Hernández-Guerrero et al. 2021
See also Forey 1973, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Hajulia, Nunaneichthys, Pterothrissus
Subtaxa: Istieus gracilis Istieus grandis Istieus lebanonensis Istieus macrocephalus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Germany (3), Lebanon (1)
Total: 5 collections including 9 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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