†Ariomma geslini Carnevale and Bannikov 2006 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Nomeidae
Full reference: G. Carnevale and A. F. Bannikov. 2006. Description of a new stromateoid fish from the Miocene of St. Eugène, Algeria. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 51(3):489-497
Belongs to Ariomma according to G. Carnevale and A. F. Bannikov 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN ORA1540, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is St. Eugène, Oran, which is in a Messinian marine diatomite in Algeria.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Algeria (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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