Sphoeroides Lacépède 1798 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Tetraodontidae
Parent taxon: Tetraodontidae according to K. Matsuura 2015
See also Fierstine et al. 2012 and Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Archaeotetraodon, Eotetraodon, Leithaodon, Tetraodon, Canthigasteridae, Diodontoidea
Subtaxa: Sphoeroides hyperostosus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: South Carolina collection)
• Pliocene of United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene of United States (1: Virginia)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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