Astroscopus fusiformis ( Müller, 1999 )

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 : 75

Astroscopus fusiformis ( Müller, 1999)

Fig. 25H–K

“genus Batrachoididarum” fusiformis Müller, 1999: 89 , fig. 22/7–8.

Astroscopus fusiformis – Nolf 2013: 116, pl. 310.

Remarks

See under Astroscopis compactus sp. nov. for the differences between these two congeneric species.

Stratigraphic and geographic distribution

Lutetian: Piney Point Formation, Virginia.

Figures

Fig. 25. Fish otoliths from the US middle and upper Eocene.A–B. “Trachinus” laevigatus (Koken, 1888). A. Moodys Branch F., Midway, Techeva Creek, Mississippi (IRSNB P 10146). B. “Stone City beds”, Rocky Branch,1.5 miles SW of Stone City Bluff, Texas (IRSNB P 10147). C–G. Astroscopus compactus sp. nov. C. Gosport Sand, Little Stave Creek, Mississippi, holotype (IRSNB P 10148).D–E. Potterchitto M., Newton, NE exit off Interstate 20, Mississippi, paratypes (IRSNB P 10149–10150). F–G. “Upper” Lisbon F., Evansboro (SE of town), Alabama, paratypes (IRSNB P 10151–10152). H–K. Astroscopus fusiformis (Müller, 1999), Piney Point F., Pamunkey River, 1 km E of Eanes property, bed A, Virginia (IRSNB P 10053–10156). 1 = ventral view; 2 = inner view. Scale bars = 1 mm.