Imhoffius

Imhoffius
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Genus: †Imhoffius
Chabanaud, 1940
Species:
†I. lutetianus
Binomial name
†Imhoffius lutetianus
Chabanaud, 1940

Imhoffius is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine flatfish known from the Eocene of Europe. It contains a single species, I. lutetianus, known from the Middle Eocene (Lutetian)-aged Lutetian limestone of France. About three specimens have been identified.

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References

  1. 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ↑ "Un nouveau téléostéen dyssymétrique fossile, originaire du Lutétien du Bassin de Paris". Archives du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 6ème série (in French). 16 (1): 5–31. 1940.
  3. ↑ Patte, Etienne (1961-01-01). "Un troisieme exemplaire d'Imhoffius lutetianus Chabanaud". Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. S7-III (5): 487–491. doi:10.2113/gssgfbull.S7-III.5.487. ISSN 0037-9409.