Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae
Full reference: L. R. David. 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California. Geological Society of America Special Paper 43:1-187
Belongs to Sarda according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also Bannikov 1979 and David 1943
Sister taxa: Sarda australis, Sarda chiliensis, Sarda delheidi, Sarda memorabilis, Sarda orientalis, Sarda rara, Sarda remota, Sarda roulei, Sarda sarda
Type specimen: LACM 1059, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is CIT 334, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Modelo Formation of California.
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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