Brachyichthys typicus Winkler 1862 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Ophiopsiformes

Belongs to Brachyichthys according to Winkler 1862

Sister taxon: Brachyichthys manselii

Type specimen: NHMUK PV 43003a, b, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Solnhofen (van Breda collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Altmühltal Formation of Germany.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Solnhofen (van Breda collection)

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