†Glyptophidium stringeri Lin and Nolf 2022 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Full reference: C. Lin and D. Nolf. 2022. Middle and late Eocene fish otoliths from the eastern and southern USA. European Journal of Taxonomy 814(1):1-122
Belongs to Glyptophidium according to C. Lin and D. Nolf 2022
Sister taxa: Glyptophidium nielseni, Glyptophidium pseudobiarritzense
Type specimen: IRSNB P 10066, an otolith (sagitta). Its type locality is “Stone City beds”, which is in a Lutetian offshore horizon in Texas.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (5: Alabama, Mississippi, Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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