Bolcaichthys Marramá and Carnevale 2015 (herring)

Osteichthyes - Clupeiformes

Full reference: G. Marramá and G. Carnevale. 2015. The Eocene sardine †Bolcaichthys catopygopterus (Woodward, 1901) from Monte Bolca, Italy: osteology, taxonomy, and paleobiology. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(6):e1014490

Parent taxon: Clupeoidei according to P. Calzoni et al. 2026

See also Marramá and Carnevale 2015

Sister taxa: Alosidae, Chirocentridae, Clupeidae, Clupeoidea, Cromeriidae, Dorosomidae, Dussumieriidae, Engraulidae, Engrauloidea, Macristiidae, Notogoneidae, Pristigasteridae

Subtaxa: Bolcaichthys catopygopterus Bolcaichthys solanensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences

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