Lopholatilus Goode and Bean 1879 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Acanthomorphata - Malacanthidae
Parent taxon: Malacanthidae according to G. Carnevale and S. J. Godfrey 2018
See also Carnevale and Godfrey 2014, Fitch and Lavenberg 1983 and Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Branchisteginae, Malacanthus
Subtaxa: Lopholatilus ereborensis Lopholatilus rayus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Miocene of United States (8: Maryland, Virginia)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences
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