†Forfex Jordan and Gilbert 1919 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Beloniformes - Forficidae
Full reference: D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert. 1919. Fossil Fishes of the Miocene (Monterey) Formations. Leland Stanford Junior University Publications, University Series 13-60
Parent taxon: Forficidae according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also Jordan and Gilbert 1919
Sister taxa: Rhomurus, Zelotichthys
Subtaxa: Forfex hypuralis
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Pine Canyon (Miocene of California)
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