| Ankylophorus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Ankylophoriformes |
| Family: | †Ankylophoridae |
| Genus: | †Ankylophorus Gaudant, 1978 |
| Species: | †A. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Ankylophorus similis (Woodward, 1895) | |
Ankylophorus is an extinct genus of stem-teleost ray-finned fish that lived in what is now France during the Late Jurassic. Its type and only species, Ankylophorus similis, was originally named in 1895 as a species of Pholidophorus, but was moved to a separate genus in 1978.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Gaudant, J. (1978). "Essai de révision taxonomique des «Pholidophorus» (Poissons Actinoptérygiens) du Jurassique supérieur de Cerin (Ain)". Publications du musée des Confluences (in French). 16: 101–121.
- ↑ Taverne, L. (2013). "Osteology and relationships of Songaichthys luctacki gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Ankylophoriformes ord. nov.) from the Middle Jurassic (Songa Limestones) of Kisangani (Democratic Republic of the Congo)" (PDF). Geo-Eco-Trop. 37 (1): 33–52.
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