Marcopoloichthys Tintori et al. 2008 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Teleosteomorpha - Marcopoloichthyidae

Full reference: A. Tintori, Z. Y. Sun, C. Lombardo, D. Y. Jiang, Y. L. Sun, M. Rusconi, and W. C. Hao. 2008. New specialized basal neopterygians (Actinopterygii) from Triassic of the Tethys realm. Geologica Insubrica 10:13-20

Parent taxon: Marcopoloichthyidae according to G. Arratia et al. 2024

See also Arratia 2022, Tintori et al. 2011 and Tintori et al. 2008

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Marcopoloichthys andreetti Marcopoloichthys ani Marcopoloichthys faccii Marcopoloichthys furreri Marcopoloichthys mirigioliensis

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Type: Marcopoloichthys ani

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (1 collection), Italy (3), Switzerland (11)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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