Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Alternative combination: Esox osseus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Lepisosteus according to C. Linnaeus 1758
See also Hay 1902 and Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Lepisosteus bemisi, Lepisosteus glaber, Lepisosteus indicus, Lepisosteus integer, Lepisosteus knieskerni, Lepisosteus nahunticus, Lepisosteus occidentalis, Lepisosteus platostomus, Lepisosteus whitneyi, Clastes pustulosus, Clastes lusitanicus
Type specimen: 1
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (1: Kansas)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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