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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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