Spectrunculus Jordan and Thompson 1914 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Parent taxon: Ophidiidae according to W. W. Schwarzhans and S. N. Nielsen 2021
Sister taxa: Aequalobythites, Ampheristus, Bassozetus, Chilara, Fierasfer, Genypterinae, Hoplobrotula, Hoplobrotuloides, Hypopleuron, Lepophidium, Neobythites, Neobythitinae, Nolfophidion, Ophidiidarum, Ophidiinae, Ophidion, Ophidium voltianum, Otophidium, Pseudaequalobythites, Sirembinae, Sirembola, Zonobythites
Subtaxa: Spectrunculus sparsus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution: found only at Punta Perro (PPP) (Miocene of Chile)
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