†Jefitchia Frizzell and Dante 1965 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae
Full reference: D. L. Frizzell and J. H. Dante. 1965. Otoliths of some early Cenozoic fishes of the Gulf Coast. Journal of Paleontology 39(4):687-718
Parent taxon: Sciaenoidei according to D. L. Frizzell and J. H. Dante 1965
See also Ebersole et al. 2019 and Lancaster 1986
Sister taxon: Pseudoeleginus
Subtaxa: Jefitchia claybornensis Jefitchia copelandi
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (12: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas collections)
• Tertiary of United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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