Labrobolcus giorgioi

Taxonavigation: Labriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Labriformes

Familia: Labridae
Genus: †Labrobolcus

Species: †Labrobolcus giorgioi

Name

†Labrobolcus giorgioi Bannikov & Bellwood, 2015

• Holotype: PIN 5540/1, single plate, complete skeleton with its peripheral portions lost.
• Paratypes: MCSNV IG 23214, single plate, complete skeleton, IG 145095, single plate, somewhat incomplete skeleton.

Type locality and Horizon: Bolca locality, Pesciara cave site; Early Eocene, late Ypresian, middle Cuisian, SBZ 11, Alveolina dainelli Zone.

Etymology: The species is named in honour of Dr. Giorgio Carnevale of the Università di Torino, in recognition of his important contributions to our knowledge of Cenozoic fishes among a broad diversity of systematic groups, geological ages, and geographic localities.

References

• Bannikov, A.F. & Bellwood, D.R., 2015: A new genus and species of labrid fish (Perciformes) from the Eocene of Bolca in northern Italy. Studi e ricerche sui giacimenti terziari di Bolca, XVI - Miscellanea paleontologica 13: 5–16.Research Gate Reference page.