Osteichthyes - Teleosteomorpha - Palaeolabridae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (4me livraison) 33-52
Parent taxon: Percoidei according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014
See also Agassiz 1835, Bannikov 2014, Eastman 1904 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Apolectidae, Blotichthys, Bradyurus, Chilodipteridae, Dules, Enoplosus, Ephippididae, Frigoichthys, Frippia, Gillidia, Ioscionidae, Jimtylerius, Maenidae, Malacopygaeus, Montepostalia, Oliganodon, Parapelates, Pavarottia, Pelates, Perca, Percidae, Percoidae, Platacidae, Pomadasyidae, Portentosoceros, Pseudopriacanthidae, Sparoidea, Squamibolcoides, Symphysanodontidae, Veronabrax, Voltamulloides
Subtaxa: Pygaeus agassizii Pygaeus bolcanus Pygaeus coleanus Pygaeus dorsalis Pygaeus egertoni Pygaeus gibbus Pygaeus gigas Pygaeus nobilis Pygaeus nuchalis Pygaeus oblongus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (general) (Eocene of Italy)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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