Biology:Acanthonemus
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
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| Fossil of Acanthonemus filamentosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Suborder: | Acanthuroidei |
| Family: | †Acanthonemidae Bannikov, 1991 |
| Genus: | †Acanthonemus Agassiz, 1833 |
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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
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Acanthonemus". Paleobiology Database. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=35923.
Wikidata ☰ Q4671993 entry
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