Acanthopygaeus

Acanthopygaeus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine perciform[2] fish in the family Siganidae. It is known from the Eocene lagerstätte "Pesciara" in Bolca, Italy.[1][3][4]

Acanthopygaeus
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Siganidae
Genus: Acanthopygaeus
Leriche, 1906
Species:
A. agassizi
Binomial name
Acanthopygaeus agassizi
(Eastman, 1904)

See also

References

  1. "†Acanthopygaeus Leriche 1906". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 5–560. ISBN 978-0-87710-450-6.
  3. Carnevale, G.; Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Marramà, G.; Tyler, James C. & Zorzin., R. (2014). "The Pesciara–Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates". Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 4 (Excursion guidebook CBEP 2014-EPPC 2014-EAVP 2014-Taphos 2014 Conferences): 37–63. hdl:10088/25678.
  4. "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-01.


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