Eosemionotus sceltrichensis López-Arbarello et al. 2019 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Macrosemiiformes - Macrosemiidae

Full reference: A. López-Arbarello, T. Bürgin, H. Furrer and R. Stockar. 2019. Taxonomy and phylogeny of Eosemionotus Stolley, 1920 (Neopterygii: Ginglymodi) from the Middle Triassic of Europe. Palaeontologia Electronica 22(1.10A):1-64

Belongs to Eosemionotus according to A. López-Arbarello et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Eosemionotus ceresiensis, Eosemionotus diskosomus, Eosemionotus minutus, Eosemionotus ratumensis, Eosemionotus vogeli

Type specimen: MCSN 8418, a skeleton. Its type locality is Valle di Sceltrich, which is in a Ladinian carbonate lime mudstone in the Meride Formation of Switzerland.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Valle di Sceltrich

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