Leptecodon

Leptecodon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: †Enchodontidae
Genus: †
Species:
†L. rectus
Binomial name
†Leptecodon rectus
Williston, 1899

Leptecodon (meaning "small tooth") is a genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which was described by Williston in 1899 and was possibly preyed on by other sea creatures.[1] However, it was a hunter of smaller creatures itself. This fish sometimes hid in clams such as Inoceramus. The first-discovered fossil was inside a clam. Many believe that Leptecodon had formed a symbiotic relationship with the clam rather than get eaten by Inoceramus. Another fish from the same time and place, Caproberyx, has also been found among Inoceramus.

References

  1. ^ Reports: Volume 6. Kansas Geological Survey. 1900. p. 380-382. Retrieved February 16, 2025.


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