†Signata Frizzell and Dante 1965 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophididae
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
Parent taxon: Ophididae according to D. L. Frizzell and J. H. Dante 1965
See also Ebersole et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Bauzaia, Brotulinae
Subtaxa: Signata nicoli Signata stenzeli
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (7: Texas collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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