†Protacanthodes Gill 1888 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes - Triacanthidae
Parent taxon: Triacanthidae according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Bannikov 2014, Carnevale et al. 2014, Sepkoski 2002 and Tyler and Santini 2002
Sister taxa: Cryptobalistes, Cryptobalistinae, Protacanthodinae, Triacanthinae, Triacanthus
Subtaxa: Protacanthodes nimesensis Protacanthodes omboni Protacanthodes ombonii
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 4 occurrences
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