Osteichthyes - Osteolepidiformes - Thursiidae
Alternative combination: Dipterus macrolepidotus
Synonyms: Catopterus analis Agassiz 1833, Dipterus brachypygopterus Sedwick and Murchison 1828, Dipterus macropygopterus Sedgwick and Murchison 1828, Thursius moythomasi Jarvik 1948
Belongs to Thursius according to U. J. Borgen and H. A. Nakrem 2016
See also Agassiz 1833, Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1836, Newman and den Blaawen 2007 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Thursius clappi, Thursius estonicus, Thursius fischeri, Thursius minor, Thursius pholidotus, Thursius talsiensis
Type specimens:
- Thursius macrolepidotus: GSM 6462, a skeleton
- Catopterus analis:
- Dipterus brachypygopterus:
- Dipterus macropygopterus:
- Thursius moythomasi:
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Westerdale Quarry (Devonian of the United Kingdom)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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