Luxembourgichthys Taverne and Steurbaut 2017 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Pholidophoriformes

Full reference: L. Taverne and E. Steurbaut. 2017. Osteology and relationships of Luxembourgichthys ("Pholidophorus") friedeni gen. nov. (Teleostei, "Pholidophoriformes") from the Lower Jurassic of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Geologica Belgica 20:53-67

Parent taxon: Pholidophoriformes according to L. Taverne and E. Steurbaut 2017

Sister taxa: Ankylophoridae, Archaeomaenidae, Catervariolidae, Eurycormidae, Grimmenichthys, Ichthyokentemidae, Ligulellidae, Oligopleuridae, Pholidophoridae, Pleuropholidae

Subtaxa: Luxembourgichthys friedeni

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Type: Pholidophorus friedeni

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Belgium (1 collection), Luxembourg (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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