Acanthonemus (from Greek: ἄκανθα akantha, 'spine' and Greek: νεμω nemo 'to distribute' or 'covered')[2] is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived from the early Eocene.[1][3] It contains a single species, A. subaureus (synonyms: A. bertrandi Agassiz, 1834, A. filamentosus Agassiz, 1834), known from the famous Monte Bolca site in Italy. It is the only genus in the extinct family Acanthonemidae.[4]

Acanthonemus
Temporal range: Early Eocene[1]
Fossil of A. subaureus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Suborder: Acanthuroidei
Family: Acanthonemidae
Bannikov, 1991
Genus: Acanthonemus
Agassiz, 1833
Species:
A. subaureus
Binomial name
Acanthonemus subaureus
Synonyms
  • A. bertrandi Agassiz, 1834
  • A. filamentosus Agassiz, 1834

See also

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Illustration from Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle. Atlas (1849)

References

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  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  2. ^ Roberts, George (1839). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 2. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  4. ^ Carnevale, G.; Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Marramà, G.; Tyler, James C.; Zorzin., R. (2014). "The Bolca Fossil-Lagerstätte: A window into the Eocene World. 5. The Pesciara- Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates. Excursion guide" (PDF). Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 4 (1): i–xxvii. hdl:10088/25678.