Ocystias Jordan and Gilbert 1920 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Full reference: D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert. 1920. Fossil Fishes of Diatom Beds of Lompoc, California. Leland Stanford Junior University Publications University Series

Parent taxon: Scombridae according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012

See also David 1943, Jordan 1925, Jordan and Gilbert 1920 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthocybiinae, Acanthocybium, Acanthonotos, Ardiodus, Cariniceps, Caucombrus, Cybium, Eoscomber, Eoscombrus, Eucynodus, Gasterochismatinae, Gasteronemus, Godsilia, Lepidocybium, Pelamys, Pneumatophorus, Pseudauxides, Sardinae, Sardini, Scomber, Scomberodon, Scombridarum, Scombrinae, Scombrosarda, Thunnoscomberoides, Toxopoma, Tunita, Turio, Wetherellus, Xestias

Subtaxa: Ocystias sagitta

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Lompoc Quarry (Miocene of California)

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