Biology:Nostolepis

Short description: Extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes

Nostolepis Temporal range: Late Silurian–Early Devonian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Acanthodii
Order:	Climatiiformes
Family:	Climatiidae
Genus:	Nostolepis Pander, 1856

Nostolepis is an extinct genus of acanthodian fish which lived in the Late Silurian (Pridoli) to Middle Devonian (Lochkovian). Members of the genus include Nostolepis gracilis and Nostolepis striata.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7061971 entry