Acanthopleurus

Acanthopleurus
Temporal range:
A. serratus
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix): Acanthopleurus
Species
  • †A. collettei Tyler, 1980
  • †A. serratus Agassiz, 1844
  • †A. trispinosus (Ciobanu, 1977)

Acanthopleurus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the early Oligocene epoch. It is a relative of the modern triplespines. It's from the Oligocene of Glarus, Switzerland.

According to the fossils, Acanthopleurus may have looked long in appearance. The body was probably laterally compressed. However, very little is known about this prehistoric fish.

Species

  • Acanthopleurus serratus Agassiz, 1843
  • Acanthopleurus collettei Tyler, 1980

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. Santini, Francesco; Tyler, James C. (2003). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the extant species of triplespine fishes (Triacanthidae, Tetraodontiformes)". Zoologica Scripta.
  1. ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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