Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Veliferidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Lampridiformes Scientific name Nardovelifer altipinnis | |
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Genus Nardovelifer
C. Sorbini & L. Sorbini, 1999 Similar Bathysoma, Bajaichthys, Turkmenidae, Veliferidae, Crestfish | ||
Nardovelifer altipinnis is the oldest known lamprid fish. It dates from the Campanian epoch of Nardò, Italy.
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