†Sciaenurus Agassiz 1843 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome I (18me livraison) xxxii-188
Parent taxon: Sparidae according to J. J. Day 2002
See also Casier 1966, Sepkoski 2002 and Weems 1999
Sister taxa: Abromasta, Denticinae, Dentinae, Diplodus, Ellaserrata, Plectrites, Pseudosparnodus, Rythmias, Sargus, Sparidarum, Sparnodus
Subtaxa: Sciaenurus bowerbanki
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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