Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Osmeroididae
Invalid subtaxa: Dermatoptychus von der Marck 1868, Holcolepis von der Marck 1868, Rhabdolepis von der Marck 1863 [replaced name]
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Feuilleton Additionnel aux Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles 21-64
Parent taxon: Osmeroididae according to C. Fielitz 1996
See also Casier 1946, Forey 1973, Hay 1903, Sepkoski 2002, von der Marck 1868 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxon: Dinelops
Subtaxa: Holcolepis attenuatus Osmeroides belgicus Osmeroides brevis Osmeroides cretaceus Osmeroides delicatus Osmeroides insignis Osmeroides latifrons Osmeroides latus Osmeroides levis Osmeroides lewesiensis Osmeroides maximus Osmeroides megapterus Osmeroides minor Osmeroides ornatus Osmeroides vinarensis
Type: Salmo lewesiensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (5 collections), the United Kingdom (3)
• Cretaceous of Canada (4: Alberta, Northwest Territories), the Czech Republic (1), Germany (3), Greece (1), Lebanon (3), Morocco (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 22 collections including 28 occurrences
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