†Caelatichthys nitens Lombardo 2002 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes
Full reference: C. Lombardo. 2002. Caelatichthys gen. n.: a new palaeonisciform from the Middle Triassic of Northern Italy and Canton Ticino (Switzerland). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 108:399-414
Belongs to Caelatichthys according to C. Lombardo 2002
Sister taxon: Caelatichthys meridensis
Type specimen: MCSNIO P561, a skeleton. Its type locality is Cà del Frate, Viggiù, Monte San Giorgio, which is in a Longobardian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Meride Formation of Italy.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cà del Frate, Viggiù, Monte San Giorgio
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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