Acanthopleurus

Acanthopleurus
Temporal range: Early Oligocene
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A. serratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Triacanthidae
Subfamily: Triacanthinae
Genus: †Acanthopleurus
Agassiz, 1844
Species
  • †A. collettei Tyler, 1980
  • †A. serratus Agassiz, 1844
  • †A. trispinosus (Ciobanu, 1977)

Acanthopleurus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the early Oligocene epoch. It is a relative of the modern triplespines. It's from the Oligocene of Glarus, Switzerland.

According to the fossils, Acanthopleurus may have looked long in appearance. The body was probably laterally compressed. However, very little is known about this prehistoric fish.

Species

References

  1. ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. Santini, Francesco; Tyler, James C. (2003). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the extant species of triplespine fishes (Triacanthidae, Tetraodontiformes)". Zoologica Scripta.