Biology:Acrolepididae

Short description: Extinct family of fishes

Acrolepididae Temporal range: Tournaisian to Early Triassic PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Acropholis stensioei fossil
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Elonichthyiformes
Family:	†Acrolepididae Aldinger, 1937
Genera
†Acrolepis †Acropholis †Challaia †Namaichthys †Plegmolepis †Reticulolepis
Synonyms
Acrolepidae Aldinger 1937

Acrolepididae is an extinct family of ray-finned fish. Genera referred to Acrolepididae existed from the Early Carboniferous period to the Early Triassic epoch. They were nektonic carnivores with a fusiform body.

Acrolepididae may be closely related with the Early Mesozoic Ptycholepididae.

Fossil of Acrolepis sedgwicki

Included genera and species

• Genus †Acrolepis Agassiz, 1843
  • †Acrolepis frequens Yankevich, 1996
  • †Acrolepis gigas Frič, 1877
  • †Acrolepis hamiltoni Johnston & Morton, 1890
  • †Acrolepis hopkinsi M'Coy, 1848
  • †Acrolepis hortonensis Dawson, 1868
  • †Acrolepis? laetus Lambe, 1916 [Pteronisculus? laetus]
  • †Acrolepis languescens Yankevich, 1996
  • †Acrolepis ortholepis Traquair, 1884
  • †Acrolepis sedgwicki Agassiz, 1843 (type species)
  • †Acrolepis semigranulosa Traquair, 1890
  • †Acrolepis tasmanicus Johnston & Morton, 1891
  • †Acrolepis wilsoni Traquair, 1888
• Genus †Acropholis Aldinger, 1937
  • †Acropholis stensioei Aldinger, 1937 (type species)
• Genus †Challaia Rusconi, 1946
  • †Challaia magna Rusconi, 1949 (type species)
  • †Challaia elongata (Cabrera, 1944)
• Genus †Namaichthys Gürich, 1923
  • †Namaichthys digitata (Woodward, 1890)
  • †Namaichthys schroederi Gürich, 1923 (type species)
• Genus †Plegmolepis Aldinger, 1937
  • †Plegmolepis groenlandica Aldinger, 1937
  • †Plegmolepis kochi Aldinger, 1937 (type species)
• Genus †Reticulolepis Westoll, 1934
  • †Reticulolepis exsculpta (Kurtze, 1839)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4675839 entry