Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Acanthuridae
Alternative combination: Pesciarichthys baldwinae
Full reference: L. Sorbini and J. C. Tyler. 1998. A new species of the Eocene surgeon fish genus Pesciarichthys from Monte Bolca, Italy, with comments on caudal penduncle armature and supraneurals in acanthurids. Studi e ricerche sui giacimenti terziari di Bolca 7:21-34
Belongs to Frigosorbinia according to A. F. Bannikov and J. C. Tyler 2012
See also Bannikov 2014, Carnevale et al. 2014 and Sorbini and Tyler 1998
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MCSNV I.G. 24490, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy.
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection)
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