Caelatichthys meridensis Lombardo 2002 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes

Full reference: C. Lombardo. 2002. Caelatichthys gen. n.: a new palaeonisciform from the Middle Triassic of Northern Italy and Canton Ticino (Switzerland). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 108:399-414

Belongs to Caelatichthys according to C. Lombardo 2002

Sister taxon: Caelatichthys nitens

Type specimen: MCSN 5003, a skeleton. Its type locality is Meride D, Val Mara, Monte San Giorgio (MCSN), which is in a Longobardian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Meride Formation of Switzerland.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Meride D, Val Mara, Monte San Giorgio (MCSN)

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