†Parapolymixia David 1946 (beardfish)
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Actinopteri - Polymixiiformes - Polymixiidae
Full reference: L. R. David. 1946. Some typical Upper Eocene fish scales from California. Contributions to Paleontology, Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication 551:47-112
Parent taxon: Polymixiidae according to David 1946
Sister taxa: Berycopsia, Dalmatichthys, Homonotichthys, Polymixia, Pycnosterinx
Subtaxa: Parapolymixia californica
Type: Parapolymixia californica
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (8: Alaska, California collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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