Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Sparidae
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 Pagellus according to C. Lin and D. Nolf 2022
Sister taxa: Pagellus acarne, Pagellus albuquerquae, Pagellus caparicaensis, Pagellus concavus, Pagellus coupei, Pagellus gregarius, Pagellus leptosomus, Pagellus leptosteus, Pagellus libanicus, Pagellus marbellensis, Pagellus stenoura
Type specimen: IRSNB P 10255, an otolith (sagitta). Its type locality is Piney Point Formation, Virginia, which is in a Lutetian offshore horizon in the Piney Point Formation of Virginia.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Piney Point Formation, Virginia
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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