Osmeroides lewesiensis Mantell 1822 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Osmeroididae

Alternative combinations: Osmeroides lvesiensis, Salmo lewesiensis

Belongs to Osmeroides according to P. L. Forey 1973

See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1837, Agassiz 1843, von der Marck 1885, Woodward 1901 and Woodward 1888

Sister taxa: Osmeroides belgicus, Osmeroides brevis, Osmeroides cretaceus, Osmeroides delicatus, Osmeroides insignis, Osmeroides latifrons, Osmeroides latus, Osmeroides levis, Osmeroides maximus, Osmeroides megapterus, Osmeroides minor, Osmeroides ornatus, Osmeroides vinarensis, Holcolepis attenuatus

Type specimen: BMNH 4294, a skeleton

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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