†tribe Calamopleurini Grande and Bemis 1998 (bowfin)

Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae

Full reference: L. Grande and W. E. Bemis. 1998. A comprehensive phylogenetic study of amiid fishes (Amiidae) based on comparative skeletal anatomy. An empirical search for interconnected patterns of natural history. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Memoir 4. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(1, suppl.):1-690

Parent taxon: Vidalamiinae according to L. Grande and W. E. Bemis 1998

Sister taxa: Melvius, Vidalamiini

Subtaxa: Calamopleurus Maliamia

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-piscivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Mali (3 collections)

• Cretaceous of Algeria (2), Brazil (4)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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