†Eocoelopoma colei Woodward 1901 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Scombridae
Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1901. Catalogue of Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History), Part IV 1-636
Belongs to Eocoelopoma according to K. A. Monsch and A. F. Bannikov 2011
See also Casier 1966, Monsch 2004 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Eocoelopoma curvatum, Eocoelopoma gigas, Eocoelopoma hopwoodi, Eocoelopoma portentosa
Type specimen: BMNH P623a, a partial skull
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Isle of Sheppey London Clay (Eocene of the United Kingdom)
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