†Orrichthys Carnevale and Pietsch 2010 (anglerfish)
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Actinopteri - Lophiiformes - Brachionichthyidae
Full reference: G. Carnevale and T. W. Pietsch. 2010. Eocene handfishes from Monte Bolca, with description of a new genus and species, and a phylogeny of the family Brachionichthyidae (Teleostei: Lophiiformes). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160:621-64710.1111
Parent taxon: Brachionichthyidae according to G. Carnevale and T. W. Pietsch 2010
See also Bannikov 2014 and Carnevale et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Brachionichthys, Histionotophorus, Sympterichthys
Subtaxa: Orrichthys longimanus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection) (Eocene of Italy)
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