Cylindracanthus rectus Agassiz 1843 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Acipenseriformes

Alternative combination: Coelorhynchus rectus

Belongs to Cylindracanthus according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019

See also Casier 1946, Casier 1958, Casier 1966, de Zigno 1881, Hay 1902, Leriche 1942, Maisch et al. 2016, Thurmond and Jones 1981, Van Beneden 1871, Weems 1999, White 1926 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Cylindracanthus acus, Cylindracanthus bisulcatus, Cylindracanthus gigas, Cylindracanthus isnusris, Cylindracanthus ornatus

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Barbados (1 collection), Belgium (5), Italy (1), Namibia (1), Nigeria (4), the United Kingdom (8), United States (20: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland , Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia)

• Tertiary of United States (1: New Jersey)

Total: 41 collections each including a single occurrence

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