Oxyjulis Gill 1864 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Labriformes - Labridae
Parent taxon: Julidini according to M. W. Westneat and M. E. Alfaro 2005
See also Fierstine et al. 2012 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anampses, Coris, Gomphosus, Halichoeres, Hemigymnus, Hologymnosus, Leptojulis, Macropharyngodon, Opthalmolepis, Pseudocoris, Pseudojuloides, Stehojulis, Thalassoma
Subtaxa: Oxyjulis californica
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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