†Gornylistes Bannikov and Tyler 2008 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes - Balistidae
Full reference: A. F. Bannikov and J. C. Tyler. 2008. A new genus and species of triggerfish from the Middle Eocene of the Northern Caucasus, the earliest member of the Balistidae (Tetraodontiformes). Paleontological Journal 42(6):615-620
Parent taxon: Balistidae according to A. F. Bannikov and J. C. Tyler 2008
Sister taxa: Acanthoderma, Balistes, Balistomorphus, Grypodon, Oligobalistes
Subtaxa: Gornylistes prodigiosus
Type: Gornylistes prodigiosus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Pshekha River, Gornyi Luch (Kuma horizon) (Eocene of Russian Federation)
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