Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Elopidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1766. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th edition
Parent taxon: Elopidae according to M. Friedman et al. 2010
See also Casier 1966, Forey 1973, Lin et al. 2017, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxa: Anaethalion, Ctenodentelops, Ectasis, Elopsomolos, Esocelops, Hemielopopsis, Ichthyemidion, Lastroichthys, Notelops, Palelops, Paraelops, Paratarpon, Parelops, Protelops, Rhacolepis, Thrissopteroides
Subtaxa: Elops hawaiensis Elops miiformis Elops undulatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Turks and Caicos Islands (1 collection), United States (3: Florida, Georgia)
• Eocene of France (3), the United Kingdom (2), United States (3: Alabama, Mississippi, Texas)
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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