Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes - Moclaybalistidae
Full reference: J. C. Tyler and F. Santini. 2002. Review and reconstructions of the tetraodontiform fishes from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy, with comments on related Tertiary taxa. Studi e Ricerche sui Giacimenti Terzari di Bolca. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 9:47-119
Belongs to Moclaybalistes according to J. C. Tyler and F. Santini 2002
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GMUC 16-5700, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Monte Bolca (Canossa collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca (Canossa collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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