Actinopteri - Perciformes - Percidae
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1877. A contribution to the knowledge of the ichthyological fauna of the Green River shales. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey 3(4):807-819
Parent taxon: Percidae according to O. P. Hay 1902
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthophoria, Acerina, Aspro, Cristigerina, Leobergia, Lucioperca, Oligoplarchus, Plioplarchus, Stizostedion
Subtaxa: Mioplosus abbreviatus Mioplosus beani Mioplosus labracoides Mioplosus longus Mioplosus multidentatus Mioplosus sauvageanus
Type: Mioplosus abbreviatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Wyoming collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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