†Cheirothrix guestphalicus Schlüter 1868 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Teleostei - Cheirotricidae
Alternative combination: Megapus guestphalicus
Synonym: Telepholis biantennatus von der Marck 1873
Full reference: C. Schlüter. 1868. Taxonomic names, in Neue Fische und Krebse aus der Kreide von Westfalen. Palaeontographica 15:269-305
Belongs to Cheirothrix according to K. Dietze 2009
See also Schlüter 1868 and von der Marck 1873
Sister taxa: Cheirothrix lewisii, Cheirothrix libanicus
Type specimens:
- Cheirothrix guestphalicus: Its type locality is Baumberge (Schlüter collection), which is in a Campanian marine horizon in the Baumberge Formation of Germany
- Telepholis biantennatus: Its type locality is Bauerschaft Bracht, near Sendenhorst, which is in a Campanian carbonate lime mudstone in the Ahlen Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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