Oligolactoria

Name: Oligolactoria ‭(‬Oligocene Lactoria‭)‬.
Phonetic: Ol-e-go-lak-tor-e-ah.
Named By: James A.‭ ‬Tyler‭ & ‬Ruzena Gregorova‭ ‬-‭ ‬1991.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Gnathostomata,‭ ‬Osteichthyes,‭ ‬Actinopterygii,‭ ‬Tetraodontiformes,‭ ‬Ostraciidae.
Species: O.‭ ‬bubiki‭ (‬type‭)‬.
Diet: Omnivore.
Size: About‭ ‬55‭ ‬millimetres long for the holotype.
Known locations: Czech Republic.
Time period: Rupelain of the Oligocene.
Fossil representation: Complete individuals.

       Oligolactoria was a genus of boxfish that seems to show a resemblance to the modern genus Lactoria.‭ ‬Like modern Lactoria box fish,‭ ‬Oligolactoria was a probably a reef fish.

Further reading
-‭ ‬A New Genus and Species of Boxfish‭ (‬Tetraodontiformes:‭ ‬Ostraciidae‭) ‬from the Oligocene of Moravia,‭ ‬the Second Fossil Representative of the Family.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Smithsonian Institution Press.‭ ‬-‭ ‬James A.‭ ‬Tyler‭ & ‬Ruzena Gregorova‭ ‬-‭ ‬1991.

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