†Lagodon Holbrook 1855 (perch-like fish)
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Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Sparidae
Parent taxon: Sparidae according to G. Carnevale and S. J. Godfrey 2018
See also Purdy et al. 2001 and Stinton and Nolf 1970
Sister taxa: Archosargus, Boops, Box, Calamus, Crenidens, Crommyodus, Dentex, Evynnis, Pagellinae, Pagrus, Paracalamus, Pshekharus, Rhythmias, Sparinae, Stenotomus
Subtaxa: Lagodon rhomboides
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida, Georgia collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of United States (9: Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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