Ophidion Linnaeus 1758 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae

Alternative spellings: Ophidium, Otolithus (Ophidium)

Parent taxon: Ophidiidae according to W. Schwarzhans 2013

See also Carroll 1988, Casier 1946, Casier 1958, Constantin 1999, Fierstine et al. 2012, Fitch and Lavenberg 1983, Nolf and Steurbaut 1983, Schwarzhans 1978, Sepkoski 2002 and Stinton 1957

Sister taxa: Aequalobythites, Ampheristus, Bassozetus, Chilara, Fierasfer, Genypterinae, Hoplobrotula, Hoplobrotuloides, Lepophidium, Neobythites, Neobythitinae, Nolfophidion, Ophidiidarum, Ophidiinae, Ophidium voltianum, Otophidium, Pseudaequalobythites, Sirembinae, Sirembola, Zonobythites

Subtaxa: Ophidion barbadicum Ophidion ozymandias Ophidion polli

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greece (4 collections), Italy (2), United States (1: California)

• Pliocene of Greece (1), United States (2: Florida, North Carolina)

• Miocene of Germany (1)

• Eocene of Barbados (1), Belgium (1), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences

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