†Heptadiodon Bronn 1855 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae
Parent taxon: Diodontidae according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014
See also Bannikov 2014 and Tyler and Santini 2002
Sister taxa: Chilomycterus, Diodon, Prodiodon, Progymnodon, Pshekhadiodon, Zignodon
Subtaxa: Heptadiodon echinus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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