Mola Linck 1790 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Molidae
Synonym: Orthagoriscus
Parent taxon: Molidae according to G. Carnevale et al. 2020
See also Hastings and Dooley 2017, Leriche 1926, Matsuura 2015, Purdy et al. 2001, Sepkoski 2002 and Weems 1985
Sister taxa: Austromola, Eomola, Ranzania
Subtaxa: Mola chelonopsis Mola mola Mola pileata Mola pileatus Mola ramsayi Orthagoriscus pileatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Miocene of United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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