Cephaloxenus

Cephaloxenus
Temporal range: Early Ladinian[1]
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: †Perleidiformes (?)
Family: †Cephaloxenidae
Brough, 1939
Genus: †Cephaloxenus
Brough, 1939
Species
  • †C. macropterus Brough, 1939
  • †C. squamiserratus Bürgin, 1992

Cephaloxenus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived during the early Ladinian stage of the Middle Triassic epoch.[1][2]

It contains two species:

  • †C. macropterus Brough, 1939 - Ladinian of Italy and Switzerland
  • †C. squamiserratus Bürgin, 1992 - Ladinian of Italy

It was often classified as a peltopleurid, but has more recently been classified as a perleidiform in its own monotypic family, Cephaloxenidae.[2][3]

See also

References

  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. ^ a b "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  3. ^ Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016-02-22). Fishes of the World. Wiley. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6.
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