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, Chilodipteridae, Dules, Ephippididae, Frigoichthys, Frippia, Gillidia, Maenidae, Malacopygaeus, Montepostalia, Oliganodon, Oligoserranoides, Parapelates, Pavarottia, Pelates, Percidae, Percoidae, Platacidae, Pomadasyidae, Portentosoceros, Pseudopriacanthidae, Sparoidea, Squamibolcoides, Symphysanodontidae, Veronabrax, Voltamulloides
Subtaxa: Jimtylerius temnopterus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (general) (Eocene of Italy)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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