Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes
Full reference: F. J. Poyato-Ariza and D. D. Bermúdez-Rochas. 2007. New Pycnodont Fish (Arcodonichthys pasiegae gen. et sp. nov.) from the Early Cretaceous of the Basque-Cantabrian Basin, Northern Spain. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(1):271-275
Parent taxon: Pycnodontiformes according to F. J. Poyato-Ariza and D. D. Bermúdez-Rochas 2007
Sister taxa: Acrorhinichthys, Akromystax, Arduafrons, Brembodontidae, Camposichthys, Coccodontoidea, Eomesodon, Grimmenodon, Gyrodontoidei, Gyrodus, Gyronchus, Mesturidae, Paramesturus, Paramicrodon, Phacodus, Polygyrodus, Pycnodontoidei, Tibetodus, Uranoplosus
Subtaxa: Arcodonichthys pasiegae
Type: Arcodonichthys pasiegae
Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Spain (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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