Ariosoma Swainson 1838 (conger eel)
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Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Parent taxon: Bathymyrinae according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2021
See also Ebersole et al. 2019, Sepkoski 2002, Steurbaut 1979, Steurbaut 1984 and Stringer 1998
Sister taxon: Protanago
Subtaxa: Ariosoma balearica Ariosoma globosum Ariosoma moravica Ariosoma selenops
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Taiwan (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Jamaica (1)
• Miocene of Brunei Darussalam (1), France (4), Panama (3), Taiwan (1), Venezuela (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Greece (1)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Louisiana)
• Eocene of United States (4: California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas)
Total: 18 collections including 19 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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