Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Gempylidae

Full reference: P. Calzoni, L. Giusberti, E. Fornaciari, V. Luciani, F. Boscolo-Galazzo, M. Bernardi, R. Tomasoni and G. Carnevale. 2026. The Ypresian ichthyofauna of the Monte Solane Lagerstätte (Verona, northern Italy): A deep dive into the western Tethys early Eocene mesopelagic setting. PLOS One 21(3):e0338490

Parent taxon: Gempylidae according to P. Calzoni et al. 2026

Sister taxa: Abadzekhia, Chelifichthys, Diplospinus, Eothyrsites, Gempylidarum, Gempylus, Krampusichthys, Laurinichthys, Nealotus, Progempylus, Thyrsites, Thyrsitoides, Wudelenia

Subtaxa: Contemptor mastinoi

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Type: Contemptor mastinoi

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Monte Solane Fish Bed (Eocene of Italy)

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