Actinopteri - Acanthomorphata - Lutjanidae
Full reference: A. F. Bannikov and R. Zorzin. 2014. A new genus and species of lutjanid fish (Perciformes) from the Eocene of Bolca, Northern Italy. Studi e ricerche sui giacimenti terziari di Bolca 40(12):15-22
Belongs to Lessinia according to A. F. Bannikov 2014
See also Bannikov and Zorzin 2014 and Carnevale et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MCSNV IGVR 71613, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Monte Bolca (Canossa collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy.
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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