†Lepidopus proargenteus Arambourg 1927 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Full reference: C. Arambourg. 1927. Les Poissons fossiles d'Oran. Materiaux Pour la Carte Geologique de l'Algerie, 1re Serie, Paleontologie 6:1-298
Belongs to Lepidopus according to Arambourg 1927
Sister taxa: Lepidopus albyi, Lepidopus anguis, Lepidopus caudatus, Lepidopus gouanianus, Lepidopus lateralis, Lepidopus lerichei
Type specimen: Its type locality is Raz-el-Ain, which is in a Messinian marine horizon in the Raz-el-Ain Formation of Algeria
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Algeria (1 collection), Italy (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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