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Eozanclus
Extinct genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eozanclus brevirostris is an extinct relative of the Moorish idol that lived during the late Ypresian epoch of the Eocene in what is now Monte Bolca, northern Italy.[1][2] It differs from its living relative by having a much shorter snout.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Zanclidae |
Genus: | †Eozanclus Blot & Voruz, 1975 |
Species: | †E. brevirostris |
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†Eozanclus brevirostris (Agassiz, 1835) | |
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