†Scopeloides bellator Calzoni et al. 2025 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Stomiiformes - Gonostomatidae
Full reference: P. Calzoni, L. Guisberti, and G. Carnevale. 2025. The Ypresian fishes of the Solteri lagerstätte (Trento, Northern Italy): A glimpse into the Early Eocene Tethyan mesopelagic assemblages. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 131(2):457-514
Belongs to Scopeloides according to Calzoni et al. 2025
See also Calzoni et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Scopeloides glarisianus, Scopeloides paucai, Scopeloides violator
Type specimen: MUSE-PAL 12a, a skeleton
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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