Acanthopleurus is an extinct genus of marine bony fish that lived during the early Oligocene epoch. It is thought to be a relative of modern triplespines. It is known from the Oligocene of Glarus, Switzerland.[1][2][3]
| Acanthopleurus Temporal range:
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| Acanthopleurus serratus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Triacanthidae |
| Subfamily: | Triacanthinae |
| Genus: | †Acanthopleurus Agassiz, 1843 |
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It contains two species:
- A. serratus Agassiz, 1843
- A. collettei Tyler, 1980
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Santini, Francesco; Tyler, James C. (2002-07-24). "Phylogeny and biogeography of the extant species of triplespine fishes (Triacanthidae, Tetraodontiformes)". Zoologica Scripta. 31 (4): 321–330. doi:10.1046/j.1463-6409.2002.00097.x. ISSN 0300-3256.
- ^ SANTINI, FRANCESCO; TYLER, JAMES C. (2003). "A phylogeny of the families of fossil and extant tetraodontiform fishes (Acanthomorpha, Tetraodontiformes), Upper Cretaceous to Recent". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 139 (4): 565–617. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2003.00088.x. ISSN 1096-3642.
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