Acanthopygaeus

Acanthopygaeus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Siganidae
Genus: †
Leriche, 1906
Species:
†A. agassizi
Binomial name
†Acanthopygaeus agassizi
(Eastman, 1904)

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

References

  1. ^ a b "†Acanthopygaeus Leriche 1906". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "PBDB". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2024-03-01.


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