Scarus Gronovius 1763 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Labriformes - Scaridae
Parent taxon: Scaridae according to M. I. Weisler 2001
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Westneat and Alfaro 2005
Sister taxa: Bolbometopon, Calotomus, Cetoscarus, Hipposcarus, Pacuarescarus, Scarinae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Greece (1), the Marshall Islands (5), Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
• Miocene of France (1), Portugal (1), Sri Lanka (1)
• Oligocene of France (1)
Total: 12 collections including 17 occurrences
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