†Gymnammodytes oranensis Carnevale 2004 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Acanthopterygii - Ammodytidae
Full reference: G. Carnevale. 2004. New species of sand lance (Teleostei, Ammodytidae) from the Miocene of Algeria. Geodiversitas 26(2):297-307
Belongs to Gymnammodytes according to G. Carnevale 2004
Sister taxon: Gymnammodytes arnoldmuelleri
Type specimen: MNHN ORA1203 d+g; ORA1203, a partial skeleton ( fragmentary specimen with a well preserved skull; most of the axial skeleton is missing). Its type locality is Tripoli of Gambetta, which is in a Messinian marine limestone in Algeria.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Algeria (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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