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Extinct genus of fishes

Aphanepygus
Temporal range: Upper Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
A. dorsalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Clade: Ginglymodi
Order: †Macrosemiiformes (?)
Genus: †Aphanepygus
Bassani, 1879
Species
  • A. dorsalis Davis, 1887
  • A. elegans Bassani, 1879

Aphanepygus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine holostean ray-finned fish that lived during the upper Cenomanian. It inhabited the former Tethys Ocean, with remains known from Lebanon and Croatia. Its exact affinities are uncertain, although it is usually recovered as a relative of the macrosemiids. However, other authorities recover it in the Ionoscopiformes.

The following species are known:

  • A. dorsalis Davis, 1887 (Cenomanian of Lebanon)
  • A. elegans Bassani, 1879 (Cenomanian of Croatia)

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  3. Bartram, Alan (1977). "A problematical Upper Cretaceous holostean fish genus Aphanepygus". Journal of Natural History. 11 (4): 361–370. doi:10.1080/00222937700770271. ISSN 0022-2933.
  4. MURRAY, ALISON M.; WILSON, MARK V. H. (2009). "A NEW LATE CRETACEOUS MACROSEMIID FISH (NEOPTERYGII, HALECOSTOMI) FROM MOROCCO, WITH TEMPORAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE EXTENSIONS FOR THE FAMILY". Palaeontology. 52 (2): 429–440. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2009.00851.x. ISSN 0031-0239.
  5. Arratia, G.; Schultze, H.-P. (2012-01-01). "The macrosemiiform fish companion of the Late Jurassic theropod Juravenator from Schamhaupten, Bavaria, Germany". Fossil Record. 15 (1): 5–25. doi:10.1002/mmng.201200001. ISSN 2193-0066.
  6. Brito, Paulo M.; Vullo, Romain (2023-08-01). "A new species of Pleuropholis (Teleostei: Pleuropholidae) from the Upper Cretaceous Akrabou Formation of southeastern Morocco, with comments on the evolutionary history of the genus". Cretaceous Research. 148: 105500. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105500. ISSN 0195-6671.
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