†Boreosomus merlei Beltan 1957 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Ptycholepidiformes - Ptycholepididae
Full reference: L. Beltan. 1957. Etude sommaire d'un moulage naturelle de la cavite cranienne d'un Boreosomus de l'Eotrias de Madagascar. C. R. Acad. Sci 245:549-551
Belongs to Boreosomus according to L. Beltan 1957
Sister taxa: Boreosomus arcticus, Boreosomus gillioti, Boreosomus piveteaui, Boreosomus reuterskioldi, Boreosomus scaber
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Boreosomus merlei in the database
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