Acrogaster
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Suborder: | Trachichthyoidei |
| Genus: | †Acrogaster Agassiz, 1839 |
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| †Acrogaster parvus Agassiz, 1839
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Acrogaster is a genus of fossil marine fish in the order Trachichthyiformes, known from the Late Cretaceous period.[2][3] Species are known from Germany and Lebanon.[1]
Species
The following species are known:[1][4]
- †A. brevicostatus von der Marck, 1863 - Late Campanian of Germany
- †A. daviesi Davis, 1887 - Late Santonian of Lebanon
- †A. heckeli Pictet, 1850 - Late Santonian of Lebanon
- †A. minutus von der Marck, 1863 - Late Campanian of Germany
- †A. parvus Agassiz, 1839 - Late Campanian of Germany
The former species A. anceps and A. dayi are now placed in Lissoberyx.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Acrogaster - Paleobiology Database
- ^ "Nature(A)". The Probert Encyclopaedia. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ ISSN 2292-1389.
- ISSN 2292-1389.