Pietschellus aenigmaticus Bannikov and Carnevale 2011 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Teleostei - Pietschellidae

Full reference: A. Bannikov and G. Carnevale. 2011. Enigmatic spiny-rayed fish from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy. Geological Journal 46:52-62

Belongs to Pietschellus according to G. Carnevale and A. Bannikov 2015

See also Bannikov 2014, Bannikov and Carnevale 2011 and Carnevale et al. 2014

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MCSNV I.G. VR. 66741, a skeleton. Its type locality is Monte Postale, Monte Bolca (Museo di Storia Naturale di Verona collection), which is in a Ypresian carbonate limestone in Italy.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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