Scopelogadus Vaillant 1888 (ray-finned fish)

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

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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

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