Benthophilus labronicus

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Benthophilus labronicus
Temporal range: Messinian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Benthophilus
Species:
B. labronicus
Binomial name
Benthophilus labronicus
Schwarzhans et. al., 2020

Benthophilus labronicus is an extinct species of Benthophilus that lived during the Messinian stage of the Neogene period.

Distribution

B. labronicus is known from fossils found in Italy. [1]

References

  1. Schwarzhans, Werner; Agiadi, Konstantina; Carnevale, Giorgio (2020). "Late Miocene–early Pliocene evolution of Mediterranean gobies and their environmental and biogeographic significance". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 126 (3): 657–723. doi:10.13130/2039-4942/14185.