Conger, Bosc, 1817

Lin, Chien-Hsiang & Nolf, Dirk, 2022, Middle and late Eocene fish otoliths from the eastern and southern USA, European Journal of Taxonomy 814, pp. 1-122 : 40

“ Conger ” websteri ( Frost, 1933)

Fig. 13A–C

Otolihus ( Congridarum ) websteri Frost, 1933: 392, pl. 12 fig. 10.

Muraenesox rhomboideus Müller, 1999: 85 , fig. 21/8–9.

“genus Congridarum ” websteri – Nolf 1985: 44.

“ Congrida ” websteri – Nolf 2013: 37, pl. 27.

Remarks

The otoliths of “ Conger ” websteri show some similarity to those of “ C. ” prolatus (see above), which might indicate a relationship. The dorsal rim of the latter species is slightly elevated in the middle, whereas it is flat in “ C. ” websteri. The species is also known from the Bartonian (Barton Clay) of Southern England.

Stratigraphic and geographic distribution

Lutetian: Piney Point Formation, Virginia. Bartonian: Cook Mountain Formation, Mississippi.

Figures

Fig. 13. Fish otoliths from the US middle and upper Eocene. A–C. “Conger” websteri (Frost, 1933), Piney Point F., Pamunkey River, 1 km E of Eanes property, Virginia (IRSNB P 10014–10016). D. “Osteoglossum” aff. rhomboidalis (Stinton, 1977), “Stone City beds”, Stone City Bluff, Brazos River, sample 2 from bed P, Texas (P 10017). E–F. Neoopisthopterus weltoni sp. nov. E. Landrum M., Crockett, Texas, holotype (IRSNB P 10018). F. “Stone City beds”, Stone City Bluff, Brazos River, bed I, Texas, paratype (IRSNB P 10019). G. Sardinops sp., Landrum M., Crockett, Texas (IRSNB P 10020). H. Clupeidae indet., Landrum M., Crockett, Texas (IRSNB P 10021). I–J. Plotosus sp., Wheelock M., Little Brazos River, confluence with Brazos River, Texas (P 10022–10023). 1 = ventral view; 2 = inner view; 3 = anterior view. Scale bars = 1 mm.