†Malacanthus Poey 1861 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Acanthomorphata - Malacanthidae
Parent taxon: Malacanthidae according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019
See also Carnevale 2016
Sister taxa: Branchisteginae, Lopholatilus
Subtaxa: Malacanthus carosii Malacanthus sulcatum
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Kummer Quarry (Miocene of Austria)
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