Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Parent taxon: Sciaenidae according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2025
See also Sepkoski 2002, Seymour 2004 and Wilson 1967
Sister taxa: Argyrosomus, Caucasisciaena, Ekokenia, Fisherichthys, Pogonias, Sciaena, Sciaenops, Stelliferinae
Subtaxa: Aplodinotus distortus Aplodinotus grunniens Aplodinotus hoffmani Aplodinotus longecaudatus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (5: Michigan, Ohio, Texas)
• Miocene of United States (5: Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska), Venezuela (1)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Louisiana, Mississippi)
• Eocene of United States (2: Alabama, Louisiana)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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