Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Gempylidae
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
Parent taxon: Gempylidae according to P. Calzoni et al. 2026
See also Calzoni et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Abadzekhia, Chelifichthys, Contemptor, Diplospinus, Eothyrsites, Gempylidarum, Gempylus, Laurinichthys, Nealotus, Progempylus, Thyrsites, Thyrsitoides, Wudelenia
Subtaxa: Krampusichthys tridentinus
Type: Krampusichthys tridentinus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
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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