Callipurbeckia notopterus Agassiz 1835 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Semionotiformes - Callipurbeckiidae

Alternative combination: Lepidotus notopterus

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (5me livraison) 85-200

Belongs to Callipurbeckia according to A. López-Arbarello 2012

See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1837, Woodward 1895 and Woodward 1916

Sister taxa: Callipurbeckia minor, Callipurbeckia tendaguruensis

Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Solnhofen (BMNH collection) (Jurassic of Germany)

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