Telepholis
Telepholis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
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Genus: | Telepholis
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Telepholis is an extinct genus of prehistoric
Species
Species in the genus Telepholis as reported in Dietze (2009):[2]
- Telepholis acrocephalus, von der Marck and Schlüter, 1868 (Type species)
- Telepholis tenuis, Davis 1887
Location/Distribution
Type Locality:[2] Sendenhorst (Westphalia, Germany)
Holotype and known collections specimens
The Holotype is specimen "GIM-8434". As reported in Dietze's study : "Complete specimen with poorly preserved head, standard length ca. 112 mm"[2]
Standard length of 3 specimens (GIM-8425, GIM-8434 and IPB-1631) : 112-160 mm (11.2 - 11.6 cm).
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.
- ^ ISSN 0195-6671. Retrieved 2022-03-22.