Leiognathus Lacépède 1802 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Acanthomorphata - Leiognathidae
Parent taxon: Leiognathidae according to Y. Yabumoto and T. Uyeno 1994
See also Danil'chenko 1960, Danil'chenko 1980 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Eoleiognathus, Euleiognathus, Gazza, Secutor
Subtaxa: Leiognathus altapinus Leiognathus minutus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Japan (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Romania (1), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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