Osteichthyes - Spariformes - Sparidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (4me livraison) 33-52
Parent taxon: Sparidae according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014
See also Agassiz 1835, Bannikov 2014, Danil'chenko 1980, Day 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abromasta, Denticinae, Dentinae, Diplodus, Ellaserrata, Plectrites, Pseudosparnodus, Rythmias, Sargus, Sciaenurus, Sparidarum, Sparus
Subtaxa: Sparnodus altivelis Sparnodus elongatus Sparnodus eotauricus Sparnodus helvecianus Sparnodus macrophthalmus Sparnodus micracanthus Sparnodus ovalis Sparnodus vulgaris
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Portugal (4 collections)
• Eocene of Italy (1)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences
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