Proscinetes radiatus Agassiz 1842 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Alternative combination: Microdon radiatus

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1842. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (14me livraison)

Belongs to Proscinetes according to F. J. Poyato-Ariza and S. Wenz 2002

See also Agassiz 1842 and Agassiz 1843

Sister taxa: Proscinetes bassanii, Proscinetes bernardi, Proscinetes egertoni, Proscinetes elegans, Proscinetes wagneri

Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sainte-Barbe coal mine, Bernissart (Cretaceous of Belgium)

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