Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Elopidae
Synonym: Thrissopater Gunther 1872
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1837. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome V (8me, 9me livraison)
Parent taxon: Elopidae according to A. S. Woodward 1901
See also Ballen 2019 and Chapman 1918
Sister taxa: Anaethalion, Ctenodentelops, Ectasis, Elops, Elopsomolos, Esocelops, Hemielopopsis, Ichthyemidion, Lastroichthys, Notelops, Palelops, Paraelops, Paratarpon, Parelops, Protelops, Rhacolepis, Thrissopteroides
Subtaxa: Hypsodon lewesiensis Thrissopater magnus Thrissopater megalops Thrissopater salmoneus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of New Zealand (1 collection), United States (3: Wyoming)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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