Quaesita Jordan and Gilbert 1919 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Argentiniformes - Microstomatidae

Alternative spelling: Bathylagus (Quaesita)

Full reference: D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert. 1919. Fossil Fishes of the Miocene (Monterey) Formations. Leland Stanford Junior University Publications, University Series 13-60

Parent taxon: Microstomatidae according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012

See also David 1943, Jordan 1925, Jordan and Gilbert 1919 and Jordan and Gilbert 1920

Sister taxon: Bathylagus

Subtaxa: Quaesita alhambrae Quaesita fragilis Quaesita quiescens Quaesita quisquilia

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (3: California collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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