Osteichthyes - Labriformes - Labridae

Full reference: A. F. Bannikov and R. Zorzin. 2019. Paralabrus rossiae, a new genus and species of putative labroid fish (Perciformes) from the Eocene of Bolca in northern Italy. Studi e ricerche sui giacimenti terziari di Bolca 19(16):39-47

Parent taxon: Labridae according to A. F. Bannikov and R. Zorzin 2019

Sister taxa: Bellwoodilabrus, Bodianus, Cheilini, Crenilabrus, Eocoris, Hypsigenyini, Julidini, Labrichthyini, Labrinae, Labrini, Labrobolcus, Labrodon, Labrus, Malapterus, Novaculini, Nummopalatus, Pharyngodopilus, Phyllopharyngodon, Platylaemus, Protautoga, Pseudocheilini, Pseudolabrini, Pseudosphaerodon, Pseudovomer, Scarini, Semicossyphus, Symphodus, Taurinichthys, Trigonodontinae, Wainwrightilabrus, Zorzinilabrus, Trigonodon

Subtaxa: Paralabrus rossiae

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Type: Paralabrus rossiae

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca (Canossa collection) (Eocene of Italy)

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