Benthophilus labronicus

Benthophilus labronicus
Temporal range: Messinian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

References

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  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.