Palaeopomacentrus
Palaeopomacentrus orphae is an extinct species of fish from the Ypresian epoch of Monte Bolca.[1][2] It is the only known species of the genus Palaeopomacentrus.
| Palaeopomacentrus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Pomacentridae |
| Genus: | †Palaeopomacentrus |
| Species: | †P. orphae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Palaeopomacentrus orphae Bellwood & Sorbini, 1996 | |
References
- Bellwood, David R.; Sorbini, Lorenzo (1996). "A review of the fossil record of the Pomacentridae (Teleostei: Labroidei) with a description of a new genus and species from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 117 (2): 159–174. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1996.tb02154.x.
- Palaeopomacentrus orphae at Fossilworks
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