Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Melamphaidae
Full reference: C.-H. Lin, D. Nolf, E. Steurbaut and A. Girone. 2017. Fish otoliths from the Lutetian of the Aquitaine Basin (SW France), a breakthrough in the knowledge of the European Eocene ichthyofauna. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15(11):879-907
Belongs to Melamphaes according to C.-H. Lin et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Melamphaes (Plectromus), Melamphaes leeae, Melamphaes ovalis, Melamphaes polylepis
Type specimen: IRSNB P 9623, an otolith. Its type locality is Peyrehorade, Trompe, which is in a Lutetian marine marl in the Miretrain Marl Formation of France.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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