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Bannikovichthys paelignus
Discussion
Specific name: paelignus, from Paeligni, ancient people of central Italy, whose territory included the type locality.
Taxonomy
Bannikovichthys paelignus was named by Carnevale (2007). Its type specimen is MSNTC PEL 053, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Torricella Peligna, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in Italy. It is the type species of Bannikovichthys.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2007 | Bannikovichthys paelignus Carnevale p. 33 figs. Pl. 6, fig. 2 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Bannikovichthys paelignus Carnevale 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Miocene | Italy | Bannikovichthys paelignus (type locality: 185486) |