Otolithopsis Huddleston 1983 (bony fish)

Osteichthyes

Full reference: R. W. Huddleston. 1983. Otolithopsis, nom. nov., new name for Otolithus Koken, 1884, non Cuvier, 1829 (Pisces: Family incertae sedis). Journal of Paleontology 57(3):601-602

Parent taxon: Pisces according to R. W. Huddleston 1983

Sister taxa: Actinopterygii, Actinopterygii, Andreolepididae, Cephaloxeniformes, Coregonidae, Crenilepis, Cyclotomodon, Dialipiniformes, Ganoidei, Histiothrissinae, Iniomi, Lophosteidae, Megamastax, Naxilepis, Pattonia, Pattonia couttsi, Preophiodon, Sarcopterygii, Sparalepis, Tythonichthys, Hypostomata, Lepidoleprus, Aspidoganoidei, Chrondroterygia, Dipneusta, Teleostomata, Ptilichnus, Azygostei, Malacostomata, Argentinoideorum, Percidarum, Charitosaurus, Rhytiodus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Otolithopsis in the database

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