†Bolcaichthys Marramá and Carnevale 2015 (herring)
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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
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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