Sciaena, Linnaeus, 1758

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 : 92

“ Sciaena ” eanesi ( Müller, 1999)

Fig. 34F–J

“genus aff. Umbrina ” eanesi Müller, 1999: 162, fig. 33/16–21.

“ Sciaenida ” eanesi – Nolf 2013: 107, pl. 281.

Jefitchia claybornensis – Ebersole et al. 2019: 216 , fig. 72c–d, non 72a–b. — Stringer et al. 2022: 7, fig. 3k, non 3j.

Remarks

See under “ Sciaena ” claybornensis for the distinction between the two species.

Stratigraphic and geographic distribution

Lutetian: Weches Formation and “Stone City beds”, Texas; Piney Point Formation, Virginia. Bartonian: Wheelock Member, Texas; Cook Mountain Formation, Mississippi; “upper” Lisbon Formation and Gosport Sand, Alabama.

Figures

Fig. 34. Fish otoliths from the US middle and upper Eocene. A–E. Sciaena pseudoradians (Dante & Frizzell, 1965). A–C. Yazoo Clay, Copenhagen, Louisiana (IRSNB P 10225–10227). D. Yazoo Clay, Shubuta Clay M., Cynthia, Mississippi Lite clay pit, Mississippi (IRSNB P 10228). E. Moodys Branch F., Jackson, boring at the corner of Amite & Mill Streets, Mississippi (IRSNB P 10229). F–J. “Sciaena” eanesi (Müller, 1999). F. Gosport Sand, Little Stave Creek, Alabama (IRSNB P 10230). G. “Stone City beds”, Stone City Bluff, Brazos River, sample 2 from bed P, Texas (IRSNB P 10231). H–J. Piney Point F., Pamunkey River, Devil’s Hole, Virginia (loc. 19 of Müller), paratypes (IRSNB P 10232–10234). 1 = ventral view; 2 = inner view. Scale bars = 1 mm.