†Cephaloxenus sqamiserratus Bürgin 1992 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Peltopleuriformes - Peltopleuridae
Full reference: T. Bürgin. 1992. Basal ray-finned fishes (Osteichthyes; Actinopterygii) from the Middle Triassic of Monte San Giorgio (Canton Tessin, Switzerland). Schweizerische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 114:1-164
Belongs to Cephaloxenus according to T. Bürgin 1992
Sister taxon: Cephaloxenus macropterus
Type specimen: PIMUZ T.4329, a skeleton. Its type locality is Besano, Tessin collection, Monte San Giorgio, which is in an Illyrian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite/shale in the Besano Formation of Italy.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Besano, Tessin collection, Monte San Giorgio
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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