Cavinichthys pachylepis Taverne and Capasso 2019 (ray-finned fish)

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

Belongs to Cavinichthys according to L. Taverne and L. Capasso 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CLC I-123. Its type locality is Pietraroja (Capasso collection), which is in an Albian basinal (carbonate) mudstone/wackestone in Italy.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Pietraroja (Capasso collection)

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