Osteichthyes - Labriformes - Labridae
Parent taxon: Labridae according to E. Casier 1966
See also Sepkoski 2002 and White 1926
Sister taxa: Bellwoodilabrus, Bodianus, Cheilini, Crenilabrus, Eocoris, Hypsigenyini, Julidini, Labrichthyini, Labrinae, Labrini, Labrobolcus, Labrodon, Labrus, Malapterus, Novaculini, Nummopalatus, Paralabrus, Pharyngodopilus, Phyllopharyngodon, Platylaemus, Protautoga, Pseudocheilini, Pseudolabrini, Pseudovomer, Scarini, Semicossyphus, Symphodus, Taurinichthys, Trigonodontinae, Wainwrightilabrus, Zorzinilabrus, Trigonodon
Subtaxa: Pseudosphaerodon antiquus Pseudosphaerodon pycnodoides
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Nigeria (2 collections), the United Kingdom (7)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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