Sphyraenodus priscus Agassiz 1839 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Scombriformes

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1839. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome V (13me livraison)

Belongs to Sphyraenodus according to L. Agassiz 1843

See also Agassiz 1839, Casier 1966 and Monsch 2004

Sister taxa: Dictyodus, Sphyraenodus bruxelliensis, Sphyraenodus crassidens, Sphyraenodus hastatus, Sphyraenodus lerichei, Sphyraenodus rupeliensis, Sphyraenodus silovianus, Sphyraenodus speciosus

Type specimen: BMNH P3957

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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