Achrestogrammus
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| Achrestogrammus Temporal range: Late Miocene (Tortonian), | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Hexagrammidae |
| Genus: | †Achrestogrammus Jordan, 1921 |
| Species: | †A. achrestus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Achrestogrammus achrestus (Jordan and Gilbert, 1919) | |
Achrestogrammus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch of California. It contains a single species, A. achrestus, known from diatomite deposits of the Monterey Formation.[1] Although known from only an incomplete specimen, it is thought to be an early greenling.[2][3]
Fossils
[edit]According to Paleobiology Database in 2025, this genus has no referenced fossils or species.
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Nazarkin, Mikhail Valerievich (1997). "A New Genus and Species of Greenling (Hexagrammidae) from the Miocene of Sakhalin Island". Journal of Ichthyology. 37 (1): 5–13.
- ↑ California Academy of Sciences (1890). Occasional papers of the California Academy of Sciences. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco : California Academy of Sciences.
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