Syacium Ranzani 1842 (flatfish)
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Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Cyclopsettidae
Parent taxon: Cyclopsettidae according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Syacium micrurum
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Louisiana collection)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1)
• Miocene of Algeria (1), Panama (1)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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