Nickcaves pterygocephalus Carnevale and Bannikov 2015 (ray-finned fish)

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)

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