Ctenothrissa is a prehistoric genus of marine ray-finned fish in the order Ctenothrissiformes.[1] It contains a number of species known from the Late Cretaceous (middle Cenomanian to early Turonian) of England and Lebanon.[2][3]
| Ctenothrissa Temporal range:
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| Fossil of Ctenothrissa vexillifer (Pictet, 1850) from Lebanon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Ctenothrissiformes |
| Family: | †Ctenothrissidae |
| Genus: | †Ctenothrissa Woodward, 1899 |
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| †Beryx vexillifer Pictet, 1850
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Taxonomy
editThe following species are known:
- †C. microcephala (Agassiz, 1837) - Cenomanian to Turonian of England (English Chalk) (=Beryx microcephalus Agassiz, 1837)
- †C. protodorsalis Gaudant, 1978 - Cenomanian of Lebanon (Haqel site of Sannine Formation)
- †C. radians (Agassiz, 1837) - Cenomanian to Turonian of England (English Chalk) (=Beryx radians Agassiz, 1837)
- †C. signifer Hay, 1903 - Cenomanian of Lebanon (Hadjoula site of Sannine Formation)
- †C. vexillifer (Pictet, 1850) - Cenomanian of Lebanon (Haqel site of Sannine Formation) (=Beryx vexillifer Pictet, 1850) (type species)[4]
These Teleostei are only known from fossils. While they are sometimes included in the superorder Acanthopterygii or Protacanthopterygii, this is neither well-supported, nor is the monophyly of the "Ctenothrissiformes" robustly established. It has instead been suggested by some authors that the supposed order is a paraphyletic assemblage of ancient moderately advanced Teleostei; for example, the ctenothrissiform Aulolepis is found by some authors to be an aulopiform.[5][6]
Gallery
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Ctenothrissa species -
Ctenothrissa vexillifer (Pictet, 1850) -
Ctenothrissa vexillifer, restored
See also
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Bibliography
edit- Taylor, Christopher (2009): Catalogue of Organisms – Living Larvae and Fossil Fish. Version of 2009-FEB-05. Retrieved 2009-SEP-28.
- Carroll, R. L. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. New York: W. H. Freeman & Co.
- M. Gayet, A. Belouze & P. Abi Saad, 2003. Liban Mémoire du Temps. Les Poissons fossiles. Éditions Desiris.
- Patterson, C. 1964. "A review of Mesozoic acanthpterygian fishes, with special reference to those of the English chalk." Phil. Trans. Roy Soc. London 247(B):213-482.
- Woodward, A. S., 1899: Additional notes on some Type specimens of Cretaceous Fishes from Mount Lebanon in the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art. Annals of Natural History, IV 317-321
- Woodward, A. S., 1899: Note on some Cretaceous clupeoid fishes with pectinated scales (Ctenothrissa and Pseudoberyx). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 7 3:489-492
- Woodward, A.S., 1891–1901. Catalogue of Fossil Fishes in the British Museum, Parts 1–4. London: British Museum.
References
edit- ^ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ Amalfitano, Jacopo; Giusberti, Luca; Fornaciari, Eliana; Carnevale, Giorgio (2020-04-03). "UPPER CENOMANIAN FISHES FROM THE BONARELLI LEVEL (OAE2) OF NORTHEASTERN ITALY". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 126 (2). doi:10.13130/2039-4942/13224. ISSN 2039-4942.
- ^ Friedman, Matt; Beckett, Hermione T.; Close, Roger A.; Johanson, Zerina (2016). "The English Chalk and London Clay: two remarkable British bony fish Lagerstätten". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 430 (1): 165–200. Bibcode:2016GSLSP.430..165F. doi:10.1144/SP430.18. ISSN 0305-8719.
- ^ Woodward, Arthur Smith (1902–1912). The Fossil Fishes of the English Chalk. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-07695-1.
- ^ Taylor (2009)
- ^ Delbarre, Daniel J. (2015). "Anatomy and relationships of †Aulolepis (†Ctenothrissiformes: †Aulolepidae): Implications for deep divergences within eurypterygian fishes" (PDF). Palaeontographical Society ResearchFund Reports: 3–4.
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