Biology:Acanthonemus

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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes


Acanthonemus
Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene[1]
Scombridae - Acanthonemus filamentosus.JPG
Fossil of Acanthonemus filamentosus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Suborder: Acanthuroidei
Family: Acanthonemidae
Bannikov, 1991
Genus: Acanthonemus
Agassiz, 1833
Species

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Acanthonemus (from Greek: ἄκανθα akantha, 'spine' and Greek: νεμω nemo 'to distribute' or 'covered')[2] is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene.[1] It is the only genus in the extinct family Acanthonemidae. All species are known from the famous Monte Bolca site in Italy.[3]

Species

The following three species are known:[3]

  • Acanthonemus bertrandi Agassiz, 1834
  • Acanthonemus filamentosus Agassiz, 1834
  • Acanthonemus subaureus (Blainville, 1818)

See also

Illustration from Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle. Atlas (1849)
  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. https://archive.org/stream/bulletinsofameri363pale/bulletinsofameri363pale_djvu.txt. Retrieved 2016-07-05. 
  2. Roberts, George (1839) (in English). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 2. https://archive.org/details/anetymologicala00robegoog. Retrieved 29 December 2021. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Acanthonemus". Paleobiology Database. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=35923. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4671993 entry