Micropterus Lacépède 1802 (black bass)

Actinopteri - Centrarchiformes - Centrarchidae

Parent taxon: Centrarchidae according to R. L. Wilson 1967

See also Hershkovitz 1966

Sister taxa: Archoplites, Chaenobryttus, Lepomis, Pomoxis

Subtaxa: Micropterus salmoides

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (6: Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan collections)

• Miocene of United States (3: Kansas, Nebraska, Texas)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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