†Ekokenia Frizzell and Dante 1965 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Lutjaniformes - Sciaenidae
Full reference: D. L. Frizzell and J. H. Dante. 1965. Otoliths of some early Cenozoic fishes of the Gulf Coast. Journal of Paleontology 39(4):687-718
Parent taxon: Sciaenidae according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Aplodinotus, Argyrosomus, Carnevalella, Carnevalellinae, Caucasisciaena, Cilus, Fisherichthys, Ioscion, Pogonias, Sciaena, Sciaenops, Stelliferinae
Subtaxa: Ekokenia eporrecta Ekokenia eporrectus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (14: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas collections)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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