Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Acanthuridae
Full reference: J. Blot and J. C. Tyler. 1990. New genera and species of fossil surgeon fishes and their relatives (Acanturoidei, Teleostei) from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy, with application of the Blot formula to both fossil and recent forms. Studi e ricerche sui giacimenti terziari di Bolca 6:13-92
Parent taxon: Acanthuridae according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014
See also Bannikov 2014 and Blot and Tyler 1990
Sister taxa: Acanthurinae, Acanthuroides, Acanthurus, Ctenochaetus, Eonaso, Eorandallius, Frigosorbinia, Gazolaichthys, Lehmanichthys, Marosichthys, Metacanthurus, Metaspisurus, Naseus, Nasinae, Naso, Padovathurus, Paracanthurus, Pesciarichthys, Prionurus, Protozebrasoma, Sorbinithurus, Tauichthys, Tylerichthys, Zebrasoma
Subtaxa: Proacanthurus bonatoi Proacanthurus elongatus Proacanthurus ovalis Proacanthurus tenuis
Ecology: fast-moving aquatic grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 8 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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