Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
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
Belongs to Bregmaceros according to L. R. David 1946
See also David 1956
Sister taxa: Bregmaceros albyi, Bregmaceros antiquus, Bregmaceros cantori, Bregmaceros deklaszi, Bregmaceros felkeri, Bregmaceros filamentosus, Bregmaceros hybridus, Bregmaceros minutus, Bregmaceros prosoponus, Bregmaceros troelli
Type specimen: CIT 10327, a dermal scale
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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