Acrogaster
| Acrogaster Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Suborder: | Trachichthyoidei |
| Genus: | † Agassiz, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| †Acrogaster parvus Agassiz, 1839 | |
| Species | |
| See text | |
Acrogaster is a genus of fossil marine fish in the order Trachichthyiformes, known from the Late Cretaceous period.[2][3] Species are known from Germany and Lebanon.[1]
Species
The following species are known:[1][4]
- †A. brevicostatus von der Marck, 1863 - Late Campanian of Germany
- †A. daviesi Davis, 1887 - Late Santonian of Lebanon
- †A. heckeli Pictet, 1850 - Late Santonian of Lebanon
- †A. minutus von der Marck, 1863 - Late Campanian of Germany
- †A. parvus Agassiz, 1839 - Late Campanian of Germany
The former species A. anceps and A. dayi are now placed in Lissoberyx.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Acrogaster - Paleobiology Database
- ^ "Nature(A)". The Probert Encyclopaedia. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ a b Murray, Alison M. (2014). "Mid-Cretaceous acanthomorph fishes with the description of a new species from the Turonian of Lac des Bois, Northwest Territories, Canada". Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology. 1: 101–115. doi:10.18435/B5CC78. ISSN 2292-1389.
- ^ Murray, Alison M. (2014). "Mid-Cretaceous acanthomorph fishes with the description of a new species from the Turonian of Lac des Bois, Northwest Territories, Canada". Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology. 1: 101–115. doi:10.18435/B5CC78. ISSN 2292-1389.