Parasemionotus
| Parasemionotus Temporal range:
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| Parasemionotus from the Sakamena Formation of Madagascar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Parasemionotiformes |
| Family: | † Parasemionotidae
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| Genus: | †Parasemionotus Piveteau, 1929 |
| Type species | |
| †Parasemionotus labordei (Priem, 1924)
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Parasemionotus is an extinct
order Parasemionotiformes
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The type species Parasemionotus labordei was first described under the name Semionotus labordei by Ferdinand Priem. Jean Piveteau later erected the new genus name Parasemionotus for this species. It is not closely related with Semionotus.
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.