†Pimelodus Lacepede (catfish)
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Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Siluridae
Parent taxon: Siluridae according to J. Leidy 1873
See also Bohm 1926
Sister taxa: Ameiurus, Amiurus, Ichthyophis muelleri, Pseudeutropius, Rhineastes, Silurus
Subtaxa: Pimelodus antiquus Pimelodus gaudryi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (1 collection), France (1)
• Oligocene of France (1)
• Eocene of Namibia (1), United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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