Actinopteri - Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Alternative combination: Rhomarchus ensiger
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
Belongs to Scorpaena according to L. R. David 1943
See also Fierstine et al. 2012 and Jordan and Gilbert 1919
Sister taxa: Scorpaena boulei, Scorpaena corallophilus, Scorpaena jeanneli, Scorpaena osterodenensis, Scorpaena pilari, Scorpaena tessieri
Type specimen: Its type locality is El Modena, which is in a Miocene marine shale in the Monterey Formation of California
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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