Actinopteri - Beloniformes - Hemiramphidae
Alternative spelling: Otolithus (Hemiramphus)
Synonym: Hemirhamphus Voigt 1832
Parent taxon: Hemiramphidae according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014
See also Bannikov 2014, Jerzmanska 1968, Nolf and Steurbaut 1983, Sepkoski 2002 and Steurbaut 1979
Sister taxa: Ectomirhamphus, Euleptorhamphus, Hemirhamphidarum, Hyporhamphus, Rogenites, Zelosis
Subtaxa: Hemiramphus edwardsi Hemiramphus georgii Hemirhamphus italicus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Italy (2)
• Miocene of the Czech Republic (2)
• Oligocene of Germany (1)
• Eocene of Italy (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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