Ranzania grahami Weems 1985 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Molidae

Full reference: R. E. Weems. 1985. Miocene and Pliocene Molidae (Ranzania, Mola) from Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina (Pisces: Tetraodontiformes). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 98(2):422-438

Belongs to Ranzania according to G. Carnevale et al. 2020

See also Carnevale and Godfrey 2018, Uyeno and Sakamoto 1994 and Weems 1985

Sister taxa: Ranzania laevis, Ranzania ogaii, Ranzania tenneyorum, Ranzania zappai

Type specimen: USNM 186986, a partial skeleton (premaxillary beak, dentary beak dorsal armor etc.). Its type locality is Horsehead Cliffs, Zone 11, which is in a Langhian coastal horizon in Virginia.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (3: Virginia collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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