Osteichthyes - Beryciformes - Hoplopterygiidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1839. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (10me, 12me livraison) 1-16*
Parent taxon: Hoplopterygiidae according to J. Amalfitano et al. 2020
See also Applegate 1970, Bardack and Teller-Marshall 1982, Grandstaff and Parris 2016, Patterson 1964, Patterson 1993, Rapp 1946, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1902
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Hoplopteryx antiquus Hoplopteryx dakotaensis Hoplopteryx gephyrognathus Hoplopteryx gibbus Hoplopteryx insculptus Hoplopteryx lewesiensis Hoplopteryx lewisi Hoplopteryx macracanthus Hoplopteryx oblongus Hoplopteryx simus Hoplopteryx spinulosus Hoplopteryx stachei Hoplopteryx syriacus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Czechia (1 collection), Germany (2), Italy (2), Lebanon (4), Slovenia (1), the United Kingdom (13), United States (6: Alabama, New Jersey, South Dakota, Texas)
Total: 29 collections including 33 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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