Mene rhombea Volta 1796 (moonfish)

Osteichthyes - Acanthopterygii - Menidae

Belongs to Mene according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014

See also Bannikov 2014 and Blot 1969

Sister taxa: Mene garviei, Mene oblonga, Mene psarianosi, Mene purdyi, Mene triangulum

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

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

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