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. 
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