†Aequalobythites Schwarzhans 1981 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Parent taxon: Ophidiidae according to W. Schwarzhans 2007
Sister taxa: Ampheristus, Bassozetus, Chilara, Fierasfer, Genypterinae, Hoplobrotula, Hoplobrotuloides, Hypopleuron, Lepophidium, Neobythites, Neobythitinae, Nolfophidion, Ophidiidarum, Ophidiinae, Ophidion, Ophidium voltianum, Otophidium, Pseudaequalobythites, Sirembinae, Sirembola, Spectrunculus, Zonobythites
Subtaxa: Aequalobythites aequalis Aequalobythites hilgendorfi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), France (1), Germany (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (1: Louisiana)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
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