Scopelogadus Vaillant 1888 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Melamphaidae
Parent taxon: Melamphaidae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Fierstine et al. 2012, Girone et al. 2006, Lin et al. 2017, Nolf and Steurbaut 1983 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Melamphaes, Scopeloberyx
Subtaxa: Scopelogadus capistranensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection)
• Miocene of Greece (5), Italy (4), New Zealand (1), United States (2: California)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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