Voelklichthys Arratia and Schultze 2012 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Macrosemiiformes

Full reference: G. Arratia and H.-P. Schultze. 2012. The macrosemiiform fish companion of the Late Jurassic theropod Juravenator from Schamhaupten, Bavaria, Germany. Fossil Record 15(5):5-25

Parent taxon: Macrosemiiformes according to G. Arratia and H.-P. Schultze 2012

Sister taxa: Enchelyolepis, Macrosemiidae

Subtaxa: Voelklichthys comitatus

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Type: Voelklichthys comitatus

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Stark Quarry, Schamhaupten (Jurassic of Germany)

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