†Discosternon federicae Carnevale 2008 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Stomiiformes - Sternoptychidae
Full reference: G. Carnevale. 2008. Miniature deep-sea hatchetfish (Teleostei: Stomiiformes) from the Miocene of Italy . Geological Magazine 145(1):73-84
Belongs to Discosternon according to G. Carnevale 2008
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MGPA GES001, a skeleton. Its type locality is Gessopalena, which is in a Serravallian marine carbonate in Italy.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Gessopalena
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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