Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
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 Bregmaceros according to D. L. Frizzell and J. H. Dante 1965
See also Schwarzhans 2013
Sister taxa: Bregmaceros albyi, Bregmaceros antiquus, Bregmaceros cantori, Bregmaceros deklaszi, Bregmaceros felkeri, Bregmaceros filamentosus, Bregmaceros hybridus, Bregmaceros kreyenhagus, Bregmaceros minutus, Bregmaceros prosoponus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Harold Hufford property, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in the Weches Formation of Texas
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Louisiana, Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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