Diatomoeca zatima Jordan and Gilbert 1919

Actinopteri - Lampriformes - Lampridae

Alternative combinations: Lampris (Diatomoeca) zatima, Lampris zatima

Full reference: D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert. 1919. Fossil Fishes of the Miocene (Monterey) Formations. Leland Stanford Junior University Publications, University Series 13-60

Belongs to Diatomoeca according to D. S. Jordan and J. Z. Gilbert 1920

See also David 1943, Fierstine et al. 2012, Jordan 1920 and Jordan and Gilbert 1919

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Lompoc Quarry, which is in a Tortonian basinal (siliciclastic) diatomite in the Monterey Formation of California

Distribution: found only at Lompoc Quarry

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