Sciaenidarum veracruzensis Weiler 1959 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Acanthopterygii - Sciaenidae

Full reference: W. Weiler. 1959. Miozäne Fisch-Otolithen aus der Bohrung S. Pablo 2 im Becken von Veracruz in Mexiko. Neus Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie, Abhandlungen 109(1):147-172

Belongs to Sciaenidarum according to W. Weiler 1959

Sister taxa: Sciaenidarum elongatus, Sciaenidarum insignis, Sciaenidarum mexicanus, Sciaenidarum ovatus, Sciaenidarum songgoensis, Sciaenidarum staringi, Sciaenidarum subeporrectus, Sciaenidarum subgemma

Type specimen: Its type locality is Pablo 2 borehole, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in Mexico

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Pablo 2 borehole

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