†Plectrites Jordan and Gilbert 1920 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae
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: Sparidae according to H. L. Fierstine et al. 2012
See also David 1943, Jordan 1925, Jordan and Gilbert 1920 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abromasta, Denticinae, Dentinae, Diplodus, Ellaserrata, Pseudosparnodus, Rythmias, Sargus, Sciaenurus, Sparidarum, Sparnodus
Subtaxa: Plectrites classeni
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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