Trollichthys bolcensis

Taxonavigation: Clupeoidei

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: Otomorpha Subcohors: Clupei Superordo: Clupeomorpha Ordo: Clupeiformes Subordo: Clupeoidei

Familia: Clupeidae
Genus: †Trollichthys

Species: †Trollichthys bolcensis

Name

†Trollichthys bolcensis Marramà & Carnevale, 2015

• Holotype: MSNM V2890a/b, part and counterpart of a well preserved nearly complete articulated skeleton.
• Paratypes: NHMUK OR 37227 (partially complete articulated skeleton in a single plate); MSNM V235 (nearly complete articulated skeleton in a single plate); MCSNV IG.VR.24388 (partially complete articulated skeleton in a single plate), IG.VR.132573/132574 (part and counterpart of a partially complete articulated skeleton), IG.VR.81999/82000 (part and counterpart of a partially complete articulated skeleton), IG.VR.82193/82194 (part and counterpart of a partially complete articulated skeleton).

• Type locality: Monte Bolca locality, Pesciara quarry site.
• Type horizon: Late Ypresian, middle Cuisian, early Eocene, SBZ 11, Alveolina dainelli Zone (see Papazzoni and Trevisani 2006).

Etymology: In reference to the Monte Bolca locality.

References

• Marramà, G. & Carnevale, G., 2015: Eocene round herring from Monte Bolca, Italy. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60 (3): 701–710. DOI: 10.4202/app.00057.2014 Reference page. 
• Papazzoni, C.A. & Trevisani, E. 2006. Facies analysis, palaeoenvironmental reconstruction, and biostratigraphy of the “Pesciara di Bolca” (Verona, northern Italy): An early Eocene Fossil-Lagerstätte. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 242(1-2): 21–35. DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.05.011 Reference page.