†Thunnus (Alciola) starksi Jordan 1925 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae
Alternative combinations: Aliciola starksi, Thunnus starksi
Full reference: D. S. Jordan. 1925. The fossil fishes of the Miocene of Southern California. Stanford University Publications. University Series 4(1):1-51
Belongs to Thunnus (Alciola) according to L. R. David 1943
See also Fierstine et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SUNHM 120, 120a, a partial skeleton
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Lompoc Quarry (Miocene of California)
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