Stichopterus

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Stichopterus
Temporal range:
Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: †Peipiaosteidae
Genus: †Stichopterus
Reis, 1909
Other species
  • †Stichopterus gracilis (Rohon, 1890)
  • †Stichopterus popovi Jakovlev, 1986[1]
  • †Stichopterus reissi Jakovlev, 1977
  • †Stichopterus woodwardi Reis, 1909

Stichopterus is an extinct

epoch in Asia.[1][2] It has been found in Russia (Murtoi Formation) and Mongolia.[2]

The type species, Stichopterus woodwardi, was named and described in 1909. Since then, up to three other species have been named or were reallocated to Stichopterus, respectively.[3]

Stichopterus is similar to

Acipenseroidei
).

See also

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish


References

  1. ^ a b Y. N. Jakovlev. 1986. Acipenseriformes, in Nasekomye v rannemelovykh ekosistemakh zapadnoy Mongolii. The Joint Soviet-Mongolian Palaeontological Expedition 28:178-182
  2. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  3. ^
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  4. S2CID 225158727
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