Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Full reference: W. W. Schwarzhans and S. N. Nielsen. 2021. Fish otoliths from the early Miocene of Chile: a window into the evolution of marine bony fishes in the Southeast Pacific. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 140(1):1-62
Belongs to Lepophidium according to W. W. Schwarzhans and S. N. Nielsen 2021
Sister taxa: Lepophidium cervinum, Lepophidium chonorum, Lepophidium latesulcatum, Lepophidium limulum
Type specimen: SGO.PV.1677, an otolith. Its type locality is Punta Perro, south, which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in the Navidad Formation of Chile.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution:
• Miocene of Chile (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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