Biology:Moythomasia
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
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| †Moythomasia nitida Gross 1953 from the Devonian (Givetian) of Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | †Moythomasiidae Kazantseva, 1971 |
| Genus: | †Moythomasia Gross, 1950 non Whitley, 1951 |
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Moythomasia (named for James Alan Moy-Thomas)[1] is an extinct genus of early ray-finned fish from the Devonian period of Europe and Australia.
Moythomasia was a small freshwater fish, 9 centimetres (3.5 in) long. It had relatively large eyes, presumably to find prey in murky water. Its body was covered in specialized ganoid scales; the upper side of each scale sported a small pin that perfectly fit into the hollow lower side of the next scale. This allowed the fish to be both armored and flexible.[2]
Species
- M. devonica (Clarke, 1885) [Palaeoniscus devonicus Clarke, 1885; Rhadinichthys devonicus (Clarke, 1885)]
- M. durgaringa Gardiner & Bartram, 1977
- M. lineata Choo, 2015
- M. nitida Gross, 1953
- M. perforata (Gross, 1942) [Aldingeria perforata Gross, 1942]
References
- ↑ Alexander, R. McNeill (1975). The chordates. London ; New York : Cambridge University Press. p. 18-19. ISBN 978-0-521-20472-9. https://archive.org/details/chordates0000alex_i3n0.
- ↑ Palmer, D., ed (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 35. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
Wikidata ☰ Q3866722 entry
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