Sorbiniperca

Sorbiniperca scheuchzeri
Temporal range: Lutetian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: †Sorbinipercidae
Genus: †
Tyler, 1999
Species:
†S. scheuchzeri
Binomial name
†Sorbiniperca scheuchzeri
Tyler, 1999

Sorbiniperca scheuchzeri is an extinct species of zeiid fish from the Eocene of Monte Bolca. It, and its close relative Sorbinicapros, 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)


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