Actinopteri - 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 P. L. Forey 1973
See also Casier 1966, 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 miiformis Elops undulatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Turks and Caicos Islands (1 collection), United States (1: Georgia)
• Eocene of France (3), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Texas)
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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