†Scopeloides violator 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 P. Calzoni et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Scopeloides bellator, Scopeloides glarisianus, Scopeloides paucai
Type specimen: MUSE-PAL 2079, a skeleton
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Angelini quarry, Solteri (Eocene of Italy)
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