Ranzania Nardo 1840 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes - Molidae
Parent taxon: Molidae according to G. Carnevale et al. 2020
See also Carnevale 2007, Carnevale and Godfrey 2018, Carnevale and Santini 2007, Hastings and Dooley 2017, Matsuura 2015, Uyeno and Sakamoto 1994 and Weems 1985
Sister taxa: Austromola, Eomola, Mola
Subtaxa: Ranzania grahami Ranzania laevis Ranzania ogaii Ranzania tenneyorum Ranzania zappai
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (1 collection), Japan (1), United States (6: Maryland, Virginia)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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