†Rhabdoderma elegans Newberry 1856 (lobe-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Actinistia - Rhabdodermatidae
Full reference: J. S. Newberry. 1856. Description of several new genera and species of fossil fishes from the Carboniferous strata of Ohio. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8:96-100
Belongs to Rhabdoderma according to Newberry 1856
See also Lund and Lund 1985
Sister taxa: Rhabdoderma alderingi, Rhabdoderma ardrossense, Rhabdoderma exiguum, Rhabdoderma huxleyi, Rhabdoderma madagascariensis, Rhabdoderma newelli, Rhabdoderma tinglyense
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Ukraine (1 collection), United States (1: Ohio)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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