†Aequalobythites hilgendorfi Koken 1891 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Alternative combination: Ophidiidarum hilgendorfi
Full reference: E. Koken. 1891. Neue Untersuchungen an tertiaren Fisch-otolithen. Part II. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 43:77-270
Belongs to Aequalobythites according to W. Schwarzhans 2007
Sister taxon: Aequalobythites aequalis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution: found only at Osteroden sand pit (Eocene of Germany)
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