Bolcanguilla
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| Bolcanguilla Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Genus: | †Bolcanguilla Blot, 1980 |
| Species: | †B. brachycephala |
| Binomial name | |
| †Bolcanguilla brachycephala Blot, 1980 | |
Bolcanguilla is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine eel that lived during the early division of the Eocene epoch. It contains a single species, B. brachycephala from the Monte Bolca site of Italy. Its exact taxonomic affinities within the Anguilliformes remain uncertain.[1][2][3]
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