†Astroscopus (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Uranoscopiformes - Uranoscopidae
Parent taxon: Uranoscopidae according to G. Carnevale and S. J. Godfrey 2018
See also Carnevale et al. 2011, Fitch and Lavenberg 1983 and Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Kathetostoma, Uranoscopidarum, Uranoscopus, Xenocephalus
Subtaxa: Astroscopus countermani
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Virginia collection)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of United States (1: Maryland)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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