Lophionotus Gibson 2013 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Semionotiformes

Full reference: S. Z. Gibson. 2013. A new hump-backed ginglymodian fish (Neopterygii, Semionotiformes) from the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation of southeastern Utah. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33(5):1037-1050

Parent taxon: Semionotiformes according to S. Z. Gibson 2013

Sister taxa: Alleiolepis, Allelepidotus, Aphelolepis, Austrolepidotus, Callipurbeckiidae, Callopteus, Corunegenys, Enigmatichthys, Heterostrophus, Macrosemiidae, Orthurus, Pericentrophorus, Plesiolepidotus, Prionopleurus, Semionotidae, Semionotoidei, Serrolepis, Sinosemionotus, Sphathiurus, Tungusichthyidae

Subtaxa: Lophionotus chinleana Lophionotus kanabensis Lophionotus sanjuanensis

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Type: Lophionotus sanjuanensis

Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of United States (3: Utah collections)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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