Actinopteri - Kurtiformes - Apogonidae
Full reference: A. F. Bannikov and T. H. Fraser. 2016. A new genus and species of cardinalfish (Percomorpha, Apogonidae) from the Eocene of Bolca, northern Italy (Monte Postale site). Studi e ricerche sui giacimenti terziari di Bolca 17(14):13-23
Belongs to Leptolumamia according to A. F. Bannikov and T. H. Fraser 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CMNH 4228/4519, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Monte Postale, Monte Bolca (Museo di Storia Naturale di Verona collection), which is in a Ypresian carbonate limestone in Italy.
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Postale, Monte Bolca (Museo di Storia Naturale di Verona collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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