Palaeopomacentrus

Palaeopomacentrus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	Pomacentridae
Genus:	†Palaeopomacentrus
Species:	†P. orphae
Binomial name
	†Palaeopomacentrus orphae; Bellwood & Sorbini, 1996

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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.

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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[1] 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.

[2] Palaeopomacentrus orphae at Fossilworks

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