Osteichthyes - Teleosteomorpha - Marcopoloichthyidae
Full reference: G. Arratia, T. Bürgin, and H. Furrer. 2024. A new suction feeder and miniature teleosteomorph, Marcopoloichthys mirigioliensis, from the lower Besano Formation (late Anisian) of Monte San Giorgio. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 143(25)
Belongs to Marcopoloichthys according to G. Arratia et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Marcopoloichthys andreetti, Marcopoloichthys ani, Marcopoloichthys faccii, Marcopoloichthys furreri
Type specimen: PIMUZ T 3030, a skeleton. Its type locality is Point 902, Monte San Giorgio, Bed 10, which is in an Illyrian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite/shale in the Besano Formation of Switzerland.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Switzerland (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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