†Palaeobalistum orbiculatum Blainville 1818 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Synonym: Palaeobalistum zignoi Blot 1987 [objective synonym]

Belongs to Palaeobalistum according to K. Shimada et al. 2006

See also Bannikov 2014, Carnevale et al. 2014 and Poyato-Ariza and Wenz 2002

Sister taxa: Palaeobalistum dossantosi, Palaeobalistum geiseri, Palaeobalistum libanicum, Palaeobalistum rectidens

Type specimens:

  • Palaeobalistum orbiculatum: MNHN Bol 0523, a tooth. Its type locality is Monte Bolca (MNHN Paris Bol. collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy.
  • Palaeobalistum zignoi:

Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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