Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Full reference: C.-H. Lin, R. Brzobohaty, D. Nolf and A. Girone. 2017. Tortonian teleost otoliths from northern Italy: taxonomic synthesis and stratigraphic significance. European Journal of Taxonomy 322:1-44
Belongs to Neobythites according to C.-H. Lin et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Neobythites auribatianus, Neobythites bozzolo, Neobythites inprobus, Neobythites joenielseni, Neobythites leonardi, Neobythites lindqvisti, Neobythites turpidus, Neobythites verus
Type specimen: IRSNB P 9688, an otolith. Its type locality is Sant’Alosio, erosional cliffs East of Sant’Alosio village, which is in a Tortonian marine horizon in Italy.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution: found only at Sant’Alosio, erosional cliffs East of Sant’Alosio village
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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