Tautoga Linnaeus 1758 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Labrini according to M. W. Westneat and M. E. Alfaro 2005
See also Carnevale and Godfrey 2018, Hanel et al. 2002, Hastings and Dooley 2017 and Roger 1887
Sister taxa: Acantholabrus, Centrolabrus, Lappanella, Tautogolabrus
Subtaxa: Tautoga (Protautoga)
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina collection)
• Miocene of United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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