Isurichthys orientalis Woodward 1901 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes - Ariommatidae

Alternative combination: Rybapina orientalis

Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1901. Catalogue of Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History), Part IV 1-636

Belongs to Isurichthys according to A. S. Woodward 1901

See also Bannikov 2018

Sister taxa: Isurichthys breviusculus, Isurus macrurus

Type specimen: BMNH P7130, a skeleton

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Isurichthys orientalis in the database

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