Sparnodus elongatus Agassiz 1835 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (4me livraison) 33-52

Belongs to Sparnodus according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014

See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1839, Agassiz 1839 and Bannikov 2014

Sister taxa: Sparnodus altivelis, Sparnodus eotauricus, Sparnodus macrophthalmus, Sparnodus micracanthus, Sparnodus ovalis, Sparnodus vulgaris

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection) (Eocene of Italy)

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