Ctenodentex

Ctenodentex is an extinct genus of prehistoric seabream from the middle Eocene of Europe.[1][2] It contains a single species, C. laekeniensis, from the Bartonian-aged Wemmel Member of the Maldegem Formation in Belgium.[3][4][5] It was initially described as Dentex laekeniensis before being placed in its own genus, Ctenodentex, although some authors continue to classify it in Dentex.[3]

Ctenodentex
Temporal range:
Illustration of holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Spariformes
Family: Sparidae
Genus: †Ctenodentex
Storms, 1896
Species:
†C. laekeniensis
Binomial name
†Ctenodentex laekeniensis
(van Beneden, 1872)
Synonyms
  • †Dentex laekeniensis van Beneden, 1872
  • †Serranus wemmeliensis Storms, 1896
  • †Plesioserranus Casier, 1966

Plesioserranus Casier, 1966, a putative serranid from the same formation which only contains the single species P. wemmeliensis Storms, 1896 (=Serranus wemmeliensis Storms, 1896), was found to be synonymous with C. laekeniensis based on their identical otolith morphology.[3]

See also

References
  1. "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  2. Day, Julia J. (2002). "Evolutionary relationships of the Sparidae (Teleostei: Percoidei): integrating fossil and Recent data". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 93 (4): 333–353. doi:10.1017/S0263593300000468. ISSN 1473-7116.
  3. Schwarzhans, Werner; Beckett, Hermione T.; Schein, Jason D.; Friedman, Matt (2018). Rahman, Imran (ed.). "Computed tomography scanning as a tool for linking the skeletal and otolith‐based fossil records of teleost fishes". Palaeontology. 61 (4): 511–541. doi:10.1111/pala.12349. ISSN 0031-0239.
  4. "Ctenodentex lakeniensis (P.J. Van Beneden, 1872) — RBINS Virtual Collections". virtualcollections.naturalsciences.be. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  5. Leriche, Maurice (1905). Les poissons éocènes de la Belgique (in French). Polleunis & Ceuterick, impr.
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