Osteichthyes - Albuliformes - Albulidae
Alternative combination: Otolithus umbonatus
Belongs to Pterothrissus according to W. Schwarzhans 2007
See also Nolf and Steurbaut 1983, Steurbaut 1982 and Steurbaut 1984
Sister taxa: Pterothrissus angulatus, Pterothrissus compactus, Pterothrissus conchaeformis, Pterothrissus gissu, Pterothrissus issus, Pterothrissus pervetustus, Pterothrissus transpacificus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (2 collections), Italy (2)
• Oligocene of Belgium (1), France (1), Germany (3), Hungary (1)
• Eocene of Germany (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (12: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia)
Total: 24 collections including 25 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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