Belone Oken 1816 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Beloniformes - Belonidae
Alternative spelling: Belona
Parent taxon: Belonidae according to T. Argyriou 2022
See also Bedini et al. 1986, Carnevale and Godfrey 2018, Domning and Clark 1993, Gaudant et al. 1996, Sauvage 1873 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Belonidarum, Platybelone, Scomberesox
Subtaxa: Belone acutirostris Belone countermani
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Greece (3), Italy (4)
• Miocene of Italy (4)
• Eocene of United States (2: Louisiana)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences
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