Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Siluridae
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1872. Notices of New Vertebrata from the Upper Waters of Bitter Creek, Wyoming Territory. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 12(86):483-486
Parent taxon: Siluridae according to L. M. Lambe 1908
See also Cope 1891 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Ameiurus, Amiurus, Ichthyophis muelleri, Pimelodus, Pseudeutropius, Silurus
Subtaxa: Rhineastes arcuatus Rhineastes calvus Rhineastes pectinatus Rhineastes peltatus Rhineastes radulus Rhineastes rhaeas Rhineastes smithii
Type: Rhineastes peltatus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (1: Colorado)
• Cretaceous of Bolivia (1)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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