†Sparnodus elongatus Agassiz 1835 (ray-finned fish)
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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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