Osteichthyes - Halecomorphi - Ophiopsiidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II, IIe Partie (15me, 16me livraison) 1-72
Belongs to Ophiopsis according to A. S. Woodward 1895
See also Agassiz 1843 and Agassiz 1843
Sister taxa: Ophiopsis aequalis, Ophiopsis attenuata, Ophiopsis bellottii, Ophiopsis breviceps, Ophiopsis flesheri, Ophiopsis guigardi, Ophiopsis muensteri, Ophiopsis penicillatus, Ophiopsis procerus, Ophiopsis tenuiserrata
Type specimen: BMNH P.466, a skeleton. Its type locality is Swanage (BMNH fish coll.), which is in a Berriasian marine horizon in the United Kingdom.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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