Leedsichthys Woodward 1889 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Pachycormiformes - Pachycormidae

Synonym: Leedsia Woodward 1890 [objective synonym]

Parent taxon: Asthenocorminae according to S. L. A. Cooper et al. 2022

See also Friedman et al. 2010, Martill 1988 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Asthenocormus, Bonnerichthys, Germanostomus, Martillichthys, Ohmdenia, Pachycormus, Rhinconichthys, Saurostomus

Subtaxa: Leedsichthys problematicus

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Type: Leedsichthys problematicus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (3 collections), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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