Allothrissops

Allothrissops
Temporal range: Kimmeridgian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ichthyodectiformes
Genus: Allothrissops
Nybelin, 1964
Species

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Allothrissops is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Ichthyodectiformes, or bulldog fish.[1] It is known from the Late Jurassic of Germany, where it has been found in the famous Solnhofen Limestone.[2][3]

The following species are known:[1]

  • A. mesogaster (Agassiz, 1834)
  • A. salmoneus (de Blainville, 1818)
  • A. regleyi (Thiollière, 1854)

Formerly placed with several other genera in the family Allothrissopidae, more recent studies have found this placement to be paraphyletic, and it is now placed as a basal ichthyodectiform.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  2. ^ Ebert, Martin; Kölbl-Ebert, Martina; Lane, Jennifer A. (2015-01-28). "Fauna and Predator-Prey Relationships of Ettling, an Actinopterygian Fish-Dominated Konservat-Lagerstätte from the Late Jurassic of Southern Germany". PLOS ONE. 10 (1): e0116140. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1016140E. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0116140. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4309457. PMID 25629970.
  3. ^ a b Cavin, Lionel; Forey, Peter L.; Giersch, Samuel (2013). "Osteology of Eubiodectes libanicus (Pictet & Humbert, ) and some other ichthyodectiformes (Teleostei): phylogenetic implications". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 11 (2): 115–177. Bibcode:2013JSPal..11..115C. doi:10.1080/14772019.2012.691559. ISSN 1477-2019. S2CID 83807640.