Scopelarchus Alcock 1896 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Scopelarchidae

Parent taxon: Scopelarchidae according to C.-H. Lin et al. 2017

See also Girone et al. 2006, Sepkoski 2002, Steurbaut 1982 and Steurbaut 1984

Sister taxa: Benthalbella, Scopelarchidae nolfi, Scopelarchoides

Subtaxa: Scopelarchus analis Scopelarchus gnocco Scopelarchus nolfi

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greece (2 collections)

• Miocene of France (2), Italy (2), New Zealand (1)

• Oligocene of France (2)

• Eocene of France (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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