†Pseudosparnodus Day 2002 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae
Full reference: J. J. Day. 2002. Evolutionary relationships of the Sparidae (Teleostei: Percoidei): integrating fossil and Recent data. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 93(4):333-353
Parent taxon: Sparidae according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014
See also Bannikov 2014 and Day 2002
Sister taxa: Abromasta, Denticinae, Dentinae, Diplodus, Ellaserrata, Plectrites, Rythmias, Sargus, Sciaenurus, Sparidarum, Sparnodus
Subtaxa: Pseudosparnodus microstomus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection) (Eocene of Italy)
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