Diplomystus altus Leidy 1873 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Ellimmichthyiformes

Alternative combination: Clupea alta

Full reference: J. Leidy. 1873. Part I. Contributions to the extinct vertebrate fauna of the western territories. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories 1:1-358

Belongs to Diplomystus according to E. D. Cope 1877

See also Hay 1902 and Leidy 1873

Sister taxa: Diplomystus altisomus, Diplomystus birdi, Diplomystus coverhamensis, Diplomystus dartevellei, Diplomystus dentatus, Diplomystus dubertreti, Diplomystus kokuraensis, Diplomystus primotinus, Diplomystus vectensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Diplomystus altus in the database

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