Polyipnus oligocenicus Ciobanu 1977 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae

Full reference: M. Ciobanu. 1977. Fauna Fosila din Oligocenul de la Piatra Neamt. 1-159

Belongs to Polyipnus according to M. Ciobanu 1977

Sister taxa: Polyipnus anteasteroides, Polyipnus latus, Polyipnus plebeius, Polyipnus polli, Polyipnus sobnioviensis, Polyipnus weitzmani

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cozla (Piatra Neamt), which is in a Rupelian marine shale in Romania

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cozla (Piatra Neamt)

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