Genus: Brauccipycnodus TAVERNE & CAPASSO, 2021
Etymology: In honor of Niccolo Braucci (1719-1774), a medical physician, professor at the University of Naples, who was teh first scientist to have studied the fossil fishes form Pietraroja (Cappso, 2007: 14. fig. 1). unfortunatly , his premature death did not allow the publication of this manuscript. The generic naem Pycnodus is added to his patronym.

Species: pillae (CAPASSO, 2007) TAVERNE & CAPASSO, 2021
= Proscinetes pillae CAPASSO, 2007
Etymology:

Holotype: CLC I-125

Locality: Pietraroja, Benevento Province, Campania, southern Italy.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Late Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material: Nearly complete specimen.

Referred material:

CLC I-347: Isolated skull.