Labrophagus
| Labrophagus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Genus: | †Labrophagus Casier, 1966 ex Agassiz, 1844 |
| Species: | †L. esocinus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Labrophagus esocinus Casier, 1966 ex Agassiz, 1844 | |
Labrophagus (meaning "wrasse-eater") is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine lizardfish that lived during the Eocene. It contains a single species, L. esocinus from the Early Eocene-aged London Clay of England.[1][2][3] Originally described within the flagfins (Aulopidae), later morphological analysis has determined it to be a stem group member of the Synodontidae.[2][4][5]
The genus and species were originally named by Agassiz in 1844, but only defined as names. They were properly described by Casier in 1966, using Agassiz's original names.[3][6]
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References
[edit]- 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- 1 2 Beckett, Hermione; Giles, Sam; Friedman, Matt (2017-11-22). "Comparative anatomy of the gill skeleton of fossil Aulopiformes (Teleostei: Eurypterygii)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 16 (14): 1221–1245. doi:10.1080/14772019.2017.1387184. ISSN 1477-2019. Archived from the original on 2024-03-07.
- 1 2 Friedman, Matt; Beckett, Hermione T.; Close, Roger A.; Johanson, Zerina (2016-01-01), Johanson, Z.; Barrett, P. M.; Richter, M.; Smith, M. (eds.), "The English Chalk and London Clay: two remarkable British bony fish Lagerstätten", Arthur Smith Woodward: His Life and Influence on Modern Vertebrate Palaeontology, vol. 430, Geological Society of London, p. 0, doi:10.1144/SP430.18, ISBN 978-1-86239-741-5, retrieved 2026-09-22
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) - ↑ "Labrophagus esocinus – London Clay Fossils". Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- ↑ Near, Thomas J.; Thacker, Christine E. (2024-04-18). "Phylogenetic Classification of Living and Fossil Ray-Finned Fishes (Actinopterygii)". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 65 (1). doi:10.3374/014.065.0101. ISSN 0079-032X.
- ↑ Geology, British Museum (Natural History) Department of; Woodward, Arthur Smith (1901). Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History): Actinopterygian Teleostomi of the suborders Isospondyli (in part), Ostariophysi, Apodes, Percesoces, Hemibranchii, Acanthopterygii, and Anacanthini. order of the Trustees.
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