†Cavinichthys Taverne and Capasso 2019 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Crossognathiformes - Pachyrhizodontidae
Full reference: L. Taverne and L. Capasso. 2019. Osteology of Cavinichthys pachylepis gen. and sp. nov. (Teleostei, Crossognathiformes, Pachyrhizodontidae) from Pietraroja (Lower Cretaceous, Campania, south Italy). Thalassia Salentina 41:53-70
Parent taxon: Pachyrhizodontidae according to L. Taverne and L. Capasso 2019
Sister taxa: Conosaurus, Elopopsis, Goulmimichthys, Lebrunichthys, Oricardinus, Pachyrhizodus, Polcynichthys, Stanhopeichthys
Subtaxa: Cavinichthys pachylepis
Type: Cavinichthys pachylepis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Pietraroja (Capasso collection) (Cretaceous of Italy)
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