Acrolepis hussakofi Hay 1929 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Elonichthyiformes - Acrolepididae

Full reference: O.P. Hay. 1929. Second bibliography and catalogue of the fossil Vertebrata of North America. 1-919

Belongs to Acrolepis according to O.P. Hay 1929

Sister taxa: Acrolepis barbarus, Acrolepis chuvashovi, Acrolepis frequens, Acrolepis gigas, Acrolepis hamiltoni, Acrolepis hopkinsi, Acrolepis hortonensis, Acrolepis laetus, Acrolepis languescens, Acrolepis macroderma, Acrolepis minichi, Acrolepis ortholepis, Acrolepis reticulata, Acrolepis sedgwickii, Acrolepis semigranulosa, Acrolepis tasmanicus, Acrolepis wilsoni

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Northwestern Quarry Co. quarry (Permian of South Dakota)

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