Pholidorhynchodon

Extinct genus of fishes

Pholidorhynchodon
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Subclass:
Teleostei
Order:
Pholidophoriformes
Family:
Pholidophoridae
Genus:
Pholidorhynchodon
Species:
P. malzannii (Zambelli 1980) [1]

Pholidorhynchodon is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish that lived in the Triassic.[1][2] Its fossils have been found in Italy, in the Zorzino Limestone Formation in Cene.

Significance

Pholidorhynchodon belongs to a group of fish that are right at the very base of the teleosts. Teleost fish include almost all living fish species, and have their origins in the Triassic. This makes Pholidorhynchodon important because it provides information about the early evolution and development of this important group.[3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b R. Zambelli. 1980. Note sui Pholidophoriformes: IV Contributo: Pholidohynchodon malzannii gen. nov. sp. nov. Rivista del Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali "Enrico Caffi" 2:129-169
  2. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  3. ^ Arratia, G., 2017. New Triassic teleosts (Actinopterygii, Teleosteomorpha) from northern Italy and their phylogenetic relationships among the most basal teleosts. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 37(2), p.e1312690
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Teleostei sensu de Pinna, 1996 (= Teleosteomorpha)
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Actinopterygii
  • Subclass: Neopterygii
Actinopterygii
    • see Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
    • see Neopterygii
Teleostei
    • see below↓
Pachycormidae
Aspidorhynchidae
Pholidophoridae
sensu stricto
Archaeomaenidae
Siyuichthyidae
  • Bogdaichthys
  • Dsungarichthys
  • Manasichthys
  • Siyuichthys
  • Wukangia
Pleuropholidae
Ankylophoridae
Catervariolidae
Teleosts with
cycloid scales
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Otolith taxa
  • Archengraulis
  • Bicavolithus
  • Doggerichthys
  • Sphaeronchus
  • Xenoleptolepis
Leedsichthys problematicus

Aspidorhynchus acutirostris

Ichthyokentema purbeckensis
Leptolepidae
Luisiellidae
Ascalaboidae
Crossognathiformes
Varasichthyidae?
Notelopidae
  • Bavarichthys?
  • Michin?
  • Notelops
  • Nusaviichthys
Crossognathidae
Pachyrhizodontidae
Ichthyodectiformes
Chuhsiungichthyidae
Bardackichthyidae
Cladocyclidae
Ichthyodectidae
Saurodontidae
Crown-Teleostei
    • see below↓
Tharsis dubius

Luisichthys vinalesensis

Xiphactinus audax
Elopomorpha
    • see Elopomorpha
Orthogonikleithridae
Osteoglossomorpha
    • see Osteoglossomorpha
Tselfatiiformes
  • Eoplethodus
Protobramidae
Plethodidae
Clupeocephala
Pentanogmius evolutus
Taxon identifiers
Pholidorhynchodon


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