†Sharfia mirabilis Pietsch and Carnevale 2011 (anglerfish)
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Actinopteri - Lophiiformes - Lophiidae
Full reference: T. W. Pietsch and G. Carnevale. 2011. A New Genus and Species of Anglerfish (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Lophiidae) from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy. Copeia 2011(1):64-71
Belongs to Sharfia according to Pietsch and Carnevale 2011
See also Carnevale et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN Bol 38–39, a skeleton. Its type locality is Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection)
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