Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (4me livraison) 33-52

Parent taxon: Sparidae according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014

See also Agassiz 1835, Bannikov 2014, Danil'chenko 1980, Day 2002 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Abromasta, Denticinae, Dentinae, Diplodus, Ellaserrata, Plectrites, Pseudosparnodus, Rythmias, Sargus, Sciaenurus, Sparidarum

Subtaxa: Sparnodus altivelis Sparnodus elongatus Sparnodus eotauricus Sparnodus macrophthalmus Sparnodus micracanthus Sparnodus ovalis Sparnodus vulgaris

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

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

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