Bolcanguilla

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Bolcanguilla
Temporal range:
Early Eocene[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Genus: Bolcanguilla
Blot, 1980
Species:
B. brachycephala
Binomial name
Bolcanguilla brachycephala
Blot, 1980

Bolcanguilla is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine eel that lived during the early division of the Eocene epoch. It contains a single species, B. brachycephala from the Monte Bolca site of Italy. Its exact taxonomic affinities within the Anguilliformes remain uncertain.[1][2][3]

See also

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References

  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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