†Malacanthus carosii Carnevale 2016 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Acanthopterygii - Malacanthidae
Full reference: G. Carnevale. 2016. Blanquillos (Teleostei, Malacanthidae) from the Middle Miocene of St. Margarethen in Burgenland, Austria: Palaeoenvironmental implications. Annales de Paléontologie 102:51-57
Belongs to Malacanthus according to G. Carnevale 2016
Sister taxon: Malacanthus sulcatum
Type specimen: NHMW 1976/1837/79a + b,, a skeleton. Its type locality is Kummer Quarry, which is in a Langhian shallow subtidal limestone in the Leitha Formation of Austria.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Kummer Quarry
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