†Caranx (Decapterus) prorusselli Arambourg 1927 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Carangiformes - Carangidae
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 Caranx (Decapterus) according to C. Arambourg 1927
Sister taxa: Decapterus agilis, Decapterus hopkinsi
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: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Algeria (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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