Order Zeiformes Regan 1909 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Zeiformes

Parent taxon: Zeariae according to R. Betancur et al. 2013

See also Davesne et al. 2017, Long 2011, Nelson 2006, Nelson et al. 2016 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Archaeozeus Bajaichthyidae Cyttidae Cyttoides Grammicolepididae Oreosomatidae Palaeocyttus Parazenidae Protozeus Zeidae Zeiformorum Zeniontidae

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1 collection)

• Miocene of Algeria (2), Italy (4)

• Oligocene of Czechia (1), Poland (2), the Russian Federation (1)

• Eocene of France (2), Italy (2)

• Paleocene of Denmark (1)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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