Actinopteri - Perciformes - Serranidae
Synonym: Pseudolates Priem 1898 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Serranidae according to C. Patterson 1964
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Weems 1999
Sister taxa: Centropristis, Cephalopholis, Diplectrum, Epinephelinae, Epinephelus, Mycteroperca, Neanthias, Palaeopercichthys, Paleoserranus, Paralabrax, Percostoma, Plesioserranus, Properca, Proserranus, Protanthias, Pseudanthias, Seriphus, Serraninus, Serranopsis, Serranus, Tavania
Subtaxa: Prolates dormaalensis Prolates heberti
Type: Lates heberti
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (6 collections), United States (1: Virginia)
• Cretaceous of France (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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