Actinopteri - Perciformes

Full reference: A. Bannikov and G. Carnevale. 2007. The Eocene “Dules” temnopterus Agassiz, 1836 from Monte Bolca, and the problem of classifying fossil percoid fishes. Palaeontographia Italica 91:69-84

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

See also Bannikov 2014 and Bannikov and Carnevale 2007

Sister taxa: Apolectidae, Blotichthys, Bradyurus, Cepolidae, Chilodipteridae, Dules, Enoplosus, Ephippididae, Frigoichthys, Frippia, Gillidia, Ioscionidae, Maenidae, Malacopygaeus, Montepostalia, Oliganodon, Parapelates, Pavarottia, Pelates, Perca, Percidae, Percoidae, Platacidae, Pomadasyidae, Portentosoceros, Pseudopriacanthidae, Pygaeus, Sparoidea, Squamibolcoides, Symphysanodontidae, Veronabrax, Voltamulloides

Subtaxa: Jimtylerius temnopterus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

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

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