†Carapus smithvillensis Frizzell and Dante 1965 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Carapidae
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
Belongs to Carapus according to D. L. Frizzell and J. H. Dante 1965
Sister taxa: Carapus acus, Carapus alleni, Carapus lisus, Carapus nuntius, Carapus praecursor
Type specimen: Its type locality is Harold Hufford property, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in the Weches Formation of Texas
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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