Santanasalmo Gallo et al. 2009 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Teleostei

Full reference: V. Gallo, F. J. de Figueiredo, and S. A. Azevedo. 2009. Santanasalmo elegans gen. et sp. nov., a basal euteleostean fish from the Lower Cretaceous of the Araripe Basin, northeastern Brazil. Cretaceous Research 30:1357-1366

Parent taxon: Euteleostei according to V. Gallo et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Avitosmerus, Lampridiomorpha, Lamprimorpha, Osmeromorpha, Protostomiidae, Scopelomorpha

Subtaxa: Santanasalmo elegans

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Type: Santanasalmo elegans

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Santanasalmo in the database

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