Osteichthyes - Elonichthyiformes - Acrolepidae
Full reference: B. G. Gardiner. 1963. Certain Palaeoniscoid fishes and the evolution of the snout in Actinopterygians. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 8(6):255-325
Parent taxon: Acrolepidae according to B. G. Gardiner 1963
Sister taxa: Acropholis, Challaia, Challaia cacheutensis, Challaia multidentata, Challaia striata, Gondwanichthys, Kasanilepis, Namaichthys, Palaeostrugia, Plegmolepis, Progyrolepis, Reticulolepis, Tholonotus, Watsonichthys
Subtaxa: Mesonichthys aitkeni Mesonichthys antipodeus
Type: Elonichthys aitkeni
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Permian of Uruguay (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of Belgium (2), the United Kingdom (16)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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