Cynoscion Gill 1861 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae
Parent taxon: Sciaenidae according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also David 1943, Fitch and Lavenberg 1983 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Pseudoeleginus
Subtaxa: Cynoscion (Aristoscion) Cynoscion eprepes
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: California, Louisiana, Virginia collections)
• Pliocene of United States (2: Florida, North Carolina)
• Miocene of Panama (4), United States (1: California), Venezuela (1)
Total: 11 collections including 13 occurrences
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