†Nickcaves pterygocephalus Carnevale and Bannikov 2015 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Teleostei - Pietschellidae
Full reference: G. Carnevale and A. Bannikov. 2015. Pietschellidae fam. nov., a new family of miniature percomorph fishes from the Eocene of Bolca, with the description of a new genus and species. Studi e ricerche sui giacimenti terziari di Bolca 16(13):17-26
Belongs to Nickcaves according to G. Carnevale and A. Bannikov 2015
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MCSNV I.G. VR. 66660, a skeleton. Its type locality is Monte Postale, Monte Bolca (Museo di Storia Naturale di Verona collection), which is in a Ypresian carbonate limestone in Italy.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Monte Postale, Monte Bolca (Museo di Storia Naturale di Verona collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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