Zeus Linnaeus 1758 (ray-finned fish)

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

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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

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