Ophiodon Girard 1854 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Scorpaeniformes
Parent taxon: Scorpaeniformes according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anoplopomatoidei, Aploactinidae, Bathylutichthyidae, Bembridae, Caracanthidae, Ctenopomichthys, Eschmeyeridae, Eutrigla, Gnathanacanthidae, Hexagrammoidei, Hoplichthyidae, Neoplatycephalus, Notesthes, Pataecidae, Peristediidae, Platycephaloidei, Plectrogeniidae, Podothecus, Triglidae, Zaniolepis
Subtaxa: Ophiodon elongatus Ophiodon ozymandias
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: California collections)
• Miocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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