Acrotemnus Agassiz 1837 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Synonym: Macropycnodon Shimada et al. 2010

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1837. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (8me, 9me livraison) 225-264

Parent taxon: Pycnodontidae according to K. Shimada et al. 2021

See also Arambourg and Joleaud 1943 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Abdobalistum, Agoultpycnodus, Anomoeodus, Athrodon, Brauccipycnodus, Callodus, Coccodus, Coelodus, Costapycnodus, Flagellipinna, Gregoriopycnodus, Hadrodus, Haqelpycnodus, Iemanja, Macromesodon, Neoproscinetes, Njoerdichthys, Nonaphalagodus, Nursalliinae, Omphalodus, Polypsephis, Proscincetes, Proscinetes, Pycnodontinae, Pycnodus, Pycnomicrodon, Rhinopycnodus, Sphaerodus, Stemmatodus, Typodus, Xenopholis

Subtaxa: Acrotemnus faba Acrotemnus streckeri

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Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Niger (2 collections), United States (1: Texas)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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