Actinopteri - Argentiniformes - Microstomatidae
Alternative combinations: Azalois angelensis, Bathylagus (Quaesita) angelensis
Synonyms: Lygisma tenax Jordan and Gilbert 1919, Quaesita quiescens Jordan 1925
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 Bathylagus 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 euryops
Type specimens:
- Bathylagus angelensis: Its type locality is Bairdstown, which is in a Miocene marine shale/sandstone in the Monterey Formation of California
- Lygisma tenax: Its type locality is El Modena, which is in a Miocene marine shale in the Monterey Formation of California.
- Quaesita quiescens: SU 526, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Lompoc Quarry, which is in a Tortonian basinal (siliciclastic) diatomite in the Monterey Formation of California.
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (7: California collections)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: California)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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