†Bauzaia Frizzell and Dante 1965 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophididae
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: Ophididae according to D. L. Frizzell and J. H. Dante 1965
Sister taxa: Brotulinae, Signata
Subtaxa: Bauzaia gibbosa Bauzaia lamberi Bauzaia melrosensis Bauzaia mucronatus Bauzaia tuberosa
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Germany (1)
• Eocene of United States (7: Alabama, California, Maryland, Texas)
Total: 9 collections including 15 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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