Ceneichthys Taverne and Capasso 2015 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae

Full reference: L. Taverne and L. Capasso. 2015. Osteology and relationships of Ceneichthys zambellii gen. and sp. nov. (Teleostei, Pholidophoridae) from the Late Triassic of northern Italy. Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona, Geologia Paleontologia Preistoria 39:13-26

Parent taxon: Pholidophoridae according to L. Taverne and L. Capasso 2015

Sister taxa: Annaichthys, Archaeomaene, Ceramurus, Eopholidophorus, Knerichthys, Lombardichthys, Malingichthys, Neopholidophoropsis, Parapholidophorus, Pholidoctenus, Pholidolepis, Pholidophoretes, Pholidophorinae, Pholidophoroides, Pholidophoropsis, Pholidophorus, Pseudopholidoctenus, Zambellichthys

Subtaxa: Ceneichthys zambellii

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Type: Ceneichthys zambellii

Ecology: suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Cava Ratta, near Cene (Triassic of Italy)

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