†Pygaeus nobilis Agassiz 1835 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Acanthopterygii - Pygaeidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (4me livraison) 33-52
Belongs to Pygaeus according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014
See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1839, Agassiz 1839, Agassiz 1842 and Bannikov 2014
Sister taxa: Pygaeus agassizii, Pygaeus bolcanus, Pygaeus coleanus, Pygaeus dorsalis, Pygaeus egertoni, Pygaeus gibbus, Pygaeus gigas, Pygaeus nuchalis, Pygaeus oblongus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (general) (Eocene of Italy)
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