Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Parent taxon: Ophidiidae according to G. L. Stringer 1998
See also Casier 1966
Sister taxa: Aequalobythites, Ampheristus, Bassozetus, Chilara, Fierasfer, Genypterinae, Hoplobrotula, Hoplobrotuloides, Lepophidium, Neobythites, Neobythitinae, Nolfophidion, Ophidiidarum, Ophidiinae, Ophidion, Ophidium voltianum, Pseudaequalobythites, Sirembinae, Sirembola, Zonobythites
Subtaxa: Otophidium robinsi Otophidium robustum Otophidium scrippsae Otophidium splendens
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: California collections)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1), Jamaica (1), United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Panama (1)
Total: 6 collections including 11 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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