Orthopristis Girard 1858 (perch-like fish)
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Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Haemulidae
Parent taxon: Haemulidae according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019
See also Arambourg 1927, Sepkoski 2002 and Tavera et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Allomorone, Anisotremus, Haemulidarum, Haemulinae, Plectorhynchinae, Pomadasys
Subtaxa: Orthopristis proronchus Orthopristis ruber
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Turks and Caicos Islands (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Algeria (3), Venezuela (1)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Louisiana)
• Eocene of United States (4: Alabama, California, Louisiana, Mississippi)
Total: 12 collections including 14 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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