Ottaviania Sorbini 1983 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Acanthuriformes - Lutjanidae

Parent taxon: Lutjanidae according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014

See also Bannikov 2014

Sister taxa: Apsilinae, Etelinae, Etelinus, Goujetia, Lessinia, Lutjaninae, Veranichthys

Subtaxa: Ottaviania leptacanthus Ottaviania mariae

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

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

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