Osteichthyes - 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

Belongs to Ellaserrata according to J. J. Day 2002

See also Bannikov 2014 and Carnevale et al. 2014

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BMNH P1938/3900, a skeleton

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (general) (Eocene of Italy)

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