Zeus Linnaeus 1758 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Zeiformes - Zeidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Zeidae according to D.-S. Baciu et al. 2005
See also Arambourg 1927, Sauvage 1873 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Zenopsis
Subtaxa: Zeus faber Zeus jerzmanskae Zeus licatae Zeus primaevus Zeus priscus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Miocene of Algeria (2), Italy (4)
• Oligocene of Poland (2)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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