Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Full reference: F. C. Stinton and D. Nolf. 1970. A teleost otolith fauna from the sands of Lede, Belgium. Bulletin de la Société belge de Géologie, de Paléontologie et d'Hydrologie 78(3-4):219-234
Belongs to Hoplobrotula according to W. Schwarzhans 2007
See also Nolf 1972 and Stinton and Nolf 1970
Sister taxa: Hoplobrotula antipoda, Hoplobrotula elongata, Hoplobrotula gibba, Hoplobrotula granosum, Hoplobrotula greenwoodi, Hoplobrotula joachimica, Hoplobrotula robusta, Hoplobrotula sulcata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Balegem, which is in a Lutetian coastal sandstone in Belgium
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), France (1), Germany (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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