Polymetme McCulloch 1926 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Phosichthyidae
Alternative spelling: Polymetmeglareosus
Parent taxon: Photichthyidae according to E. Steurbaut 1984
See also Schwarzhans 1980, Sepkoski 2002 and Steurbaut 1982
Sister taxa: Photichthyidarum, Vinciguerria, Woodsia
Subtaxa: Polymetme supraoligocenica
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (2 collections), Italy (1), Japan (1)
• Oligocene of France (2)
• Eocene of France (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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