Phyllopharyngodon longipinnis Bellwood 1990 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae

Full reference: D. R. Bellwood. 1990. A new fossil fish PHyllopharyngodon longipinnis gen. et sp. nov. (family Labridae) from the Eocenw, Monte Bolca, Italy. Studi e ricerche sui giacimenti terziari di Bolca 6:149-160

Belongs to Phyllopharyngodon according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014

See also Bannikov 2014, Bellwood 1990 and Bellwood 1999

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MCSNV T. 149, 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 omnivore

Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection)

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