†Wettonius angeloi Carnevale and Bannikov 2018 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Lampriformes - Veliferidae
Full reference: G. Carnevale and A. F. Bannikov. 2018. A sailfin velifer (Lampridiformes, Veliferidae) fish from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy. Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 57(3):175-186
Belongs to Wettonius according to G. Carnevale and A. F. Bannikov 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MCSNV V.D.110, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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