†Cylindracanthus ornatus Leidy 1856 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Acanthopterygii
Alternative combination: Coelorhynchus ornatus
Belongs to Cylindracanthus according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2024
See also Ebersole et al. 2019, Hay 1902, Rapp 1946, Thurmond and Jones 1981 and Trif et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Cylindracanthus acus, Cylindracanthus bisulcatus, Cylindracanthus gigas, Cylindracanthus isnusris, Cylindracanthus rectus, Coelorhynchus libanicus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Alabama collection)
• Eocene of Romania (1), United States (1: Alabama)
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Arkansas, New Jersey, North Carolina)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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