†Acestrus ornatus Woodward 1901 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Blochiidae
Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1901. Catalogue of Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History), Part IV 1-636
Belongs to Acestrus according to A. S. Woodward 1901
See also Casier 1966
Sister taxon: Acestrus elongatus
Type specimen: BMNH P627, a partial skull
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Isle of Sheppey London Clay (Eocene of the United Kingdom)
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