Osteichthyes - Teleosteomorpha - Marcopoloichthyidae
Full reference: G. Arratia. 2022. The outstanding suction-feeder Marcopoloichthys furreri new species (Actinopterygii) from the Middle Triassic Tethys Realm of Europe and its implications for early evolution of neopterygian fishes. Fossil Record 25:231-261
Belongs to Marcopoloichthys according to G. Arratia 2022
Sister taxa: Marcopoloichthys andreetti, Marcopoloichthys ani, Marcopoloichthys faccii, Marcopoloichthys mirigioliensis
Type specimen: PIMUZ A/I 2886, a skeleton. Its type locality is Gletscher Ducan, Davos, which is in a Fassanian marine shale in the Prosanto Formation of Switzerland.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Switzerland (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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