†Claibornichthys troelli Frizzell and Dante 1965 (naked catfish)
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Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Bagridae
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
Belongs to Claibornichthys according to D. L. Frizzell and J. H. Dante 1965
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Highway 21, Stone City beds, which is in an Eocene marine shale in the Stone City Formation of Texas
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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