Parent taxon: Scorpaeniformes according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anoplopomatoidei, Aploactinidae, Bathylutichthyidae, Bembridae, Caracanthidae, Congiopodidae, Cottoidei, Ctenopomichthys, Eschmeyeridae, Eulophiidae, Eutrigla, Gnathanacanthidae, Hexagrammoidei, Hoplichthyidae, Jordaniidae, Neoplatycephalus, Normanichthyidae, Notesthes, Pataecidae, Peristediidae, Plectrogeniidae, Podothecus, Ptilichthyidae, Rhamphocottidae, Scorpaenichthyidae, Scytalinidae, Trichodontidae, Triglidae, Zaniolepididae, Zaniolepis
Subtaxa: Ophiodon ozymandias
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Miocene of United States (1: California)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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