Pagellus pamunkeyensis Lin and Nolf 2022 (perch-like fish)

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Sparidae

Full reference: C. Lin and D. Nolf. 2022. Middle and late Eocene fish otoliths from the eastern and southern USA. European Journal of Taxonomy 814(1):1-122

Belongs to Pagellus according to C. Lin and D. Nolf 2022

Sister taxa: Pagellus acarne, Pagellus albuquerquae, Pagellus caparicaensis, Pagellus concavus, Pagellus coupei, Pagellus gregarius, Pagellus leptosomus, Pagellus leptosteus, Pagellus libanicus, Pagellus marbellensis, Pagellus stenoura

Type specimen: IRSNB P 10255, an otolith (sagitta). Its type locality is Piney Point Formation, Virginia, which is in a Lutetian offshore horizon in the Piney Point Formation of Virginia.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Piney Point Formation, Virginia

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