†Bolcaichthys catopygopterus Woodward 1901 (herring)
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Alternative combinations: Bolcaichthys catopygoptera, Clupea catopygoptera
Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1901. Catalogue of Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History), Part IV 1-636
Belongs to Bolcaichthys according to P. Calzoni et al. 2026
See also Bannikov 2014, Marramá and Carnevale 2015 and Woodward 1901
Sister taxon: Bolcaichthys solanensis
Type specimen: BMNH P3829a, a skeleton. Its type locality is Monte Bolca, Pesciara (general), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (general)
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