Leptolepides

Leptolepides
Temporal range: Early Toarcian[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pachycormiformes
Genus: Leptolepides
Nybelin, 1974
Type species
Leptolepides sprattiformis
Blainville, 1818
species
  • Leptolepides sprattiformis Blainville, 1818
  • Leptolepides haerteisi Arratia, 1997
Synonyms

Clupea sprattiformis Blainville, 1818

Leptolepides is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the early Toarcian stage of the Early Jurassic epoch.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

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