†Belgocaranx luypaertsi Taverne et al. 2006 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Carangiformes - Carangidae
Full reference: L. Taverne, S. Van Simaeys, and E. Steurbaut. 2006. Belgocaranx luypaertsi gen. and sp. nov., a new skeleton-based Carangid Fish from the Boom Clay (Rupelian, Early Oligocene) at Kallo (N. Belgium). Bulletin de l'Institute Royal des Scineces Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 76:119-130
Belongs to Belgocaranx according to L. Taverne et al. 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Vrasene Dok, Boom Clay, which is in a Rupelian offshore claystone in the Boom Clay Formation of Belgium
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Vrasene Dok, Boom Clay
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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