Wetherellus cristatus Agassiz 1844 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae

Alternative combination: Singuuriqia cristatus

Belongs to Wetherellus according to K. A. Monsch 2004

Sister taxa: Wetherellus brevior, Wetherellus longior

Type specimen: BMNH 28498, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Isle of Sheppey (BMNH collection), which is in a Ypresian marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Isle of Sheppey (BMNH collection)

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