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Calamostoma

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Calamostoma
Temporal range: Early Eocene[1]
Calamostoma lesiniforme
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Solenostomidae
Subfamily: Solenorhynchinae
Genus: Calamostoma
Agassiz, 1833
Species:
C. lesiniforme
Binomial name
Calamostoma lesiniforme
(Volta, 1796)
Synonyms

Calamostoma is an extinct relative of the ghost pipefish that lived during the early Eocene.[1][2] It contains a single species, C. lesiniforme (sometimes erroneously referred to as C. breviculum) from the famous Monte Bolca site of Italy. It is one of the few known fossil ghost pipefishes. Calamostoma and the other Bolca solenostomid, Solenorhynchus, are both placed in the extinct subfamily Solenorhynchinae.[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ^ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  3. ^ Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Carnevale, Giorgio (2017). "Eocene ghost pipefishes (Teleostei, Solenostomidae) from Monte Bolca, Italy" (PDF). Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 56 (3): 319–331.
  4. ^ Carnevale, G.; Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Marramà, G.; Tyler, James C.; Zorzin., R. (2014). "The Bolca Fossil-Lagerstätte: A window into the Eocene World. 5. The Pesciara- Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates. Excursion guide" (PDF). Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 4 (1): i–xxvii. hdl:10088/25678.