Nursallia Blot 1987 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Parent taxon: Nursalliinae according to J. Amalfitano et al. 2020

See also Bannikov 2014, Carnevale et al. 2014, Forey et al. 2003, Poyato-Ariza and Wenz 2002, Sepkoski 2002 and Shimada et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Abdobalistum, Neomesturus, Palaeobalistum, Paranursallia

Subtaxa: Nursallia goedeli Nursallia tethysensis Nursallia ventralis Nursallia veronae Pycnodus flabellatus

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Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)

• Cretaceous of Italy (2), Lebanon (8), Mexico (1), United States (1: Colorado)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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