Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Caturidae
Alternative combination: Conodus ferox
Belongs to Caturus according to A. S. Woodward 1895
Sister taxa: Caturus agassizi, Caturus angustus, Caturus branchiostegus, Caturus bucklandi, Caturus chaperi, Caturus chirotes, Caturus dartoni, Caturus elongatus, Caturus furcatus, Caturus heterurus, Caturus latipennis, Caturus latus, Caturus macrodus, Caturus macrurus, Caturus maximus, Caturus meyeri, Caturus microchirus, Caturus nuchalis, Caturus pachyurus, Caturus pleiodus, Caturus porteri, Caturus retrodorsalis, Caturus similis, Caturus stenospondylus, Caturus stenoura, Uraeus macrurus, Uraeus pachyurus
Type specimen: BMNH P.3643, a skeleton. Its type locality is Lyme Regis, Enniskillen collection, which is in a Sinemurian marine horizon in the United Kingdom.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-piscivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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