†Leptacantholepidus rotundus David 1956 (grenadiers)
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Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Full reference: L. R. David. 1956. Tertiary Anacanthin Fishes from California and the Pacific Northwest; Their Paleoecological Significance. Journal of Paleontology 30(30):568-607
Belongs to Leptacantholepidus according to L. R. David 1956
See also Fierstine et al. 2012
Sister taxon: Leptacantholepidus delmontianus
Type specimen: CIT 10492, an other (scale). Its type locality is Ohio Oil Co. well Bear State No. 23, which is in a Miocene deep-water horizon in California.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Ohio Oil Co. well Bear State No. 23
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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