Sorbiniperca
Sorbiniperca Temporal range: Lutetian
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Genus: | Sorbiniperca
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Species: | S. scheuchzeri
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Sorbiniperca scheuchzeri |
Sorbiniperca scheuchzeri is an extinct species of zeiid fish from the Eocene of Monte Bolca. It, and its close relative , comprise the extinct zeiform family Sorbinipercidae.
References[]
- Fishes of the World by Joseph S. Nelson (page 340)
- Exceptional Fossil Preservation by David J. Bottjer, Walter Etter, James W. Hagadorn, and Carol M. Tang (page 377)
Categories:
- Eocene fish
- Zeiformes
- Fossils of Italy
- Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera
- Prehistoric ray-finned fish stubs
- Ray-finned fish stubs