†Protonymus primus Weiler 1943 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Syngnathiformes - Callionymidae
Alternative combination: Callionymus primus
Synonym: Protonymus gontsharovae Sytchevskaya and Prokofiev 2007
Full reference: W. Weiler. 1943. Die Otolithen aus dem Jungtertiär Süd-Rumäniens. 1. Buglow und Sarmat. Senkenbergiana 26:87-115
Belongs to Protonymus according to A. Bratishko et al. 2015
See also Weiler 1943 and Weiler 1950
Sister taxon: Protonymus miocenicus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kazakhstan (1 collection), Romania (1)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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