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Extinct genus of ray-finned fishes

Spathiurus
Temporal range: Cenomanian PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pachycormiformes
Family: Ionoscopidae
Genus: Spathiurus
Davis, 1887
Species: S. dorsalis
Binomial name
Spathiurus dorsalis
Davis, 1887
Synonyms
  • Amphilaphurus majorDavis, 1887

Spathiurus is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish that lived during the Cenomanian in the Sannine Formation of Lebanon.

Description

Spathiurus was designated as a member of the family Ionoscopidae in 2020, as it shows the diagnostic features of the group, making it the first member of the family to be known from the late Cretaceous as well as the Middle East. It is believed to be a sister taxon to Ionoscopus petrarojae, the both are more derived than 'Ionoscopus' cyprinoides, which probably belongs in a different distinct genus. The species Amphilaphurus major is currently believed synonymous with Spathiurus dorsalis.

References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ^ Hossny; Maksoud; Azar; Saad, Tamara El; Sibelle; Dany; Pierre Abi (August 2020). "Spathiurus dorsalis Davis, 1887, from the Upper Cretaceous of Haqel, Lebanon, and the evolutionary history of Ionoscopiformes". Cretaceous Research. 116: 104619. Bibcode:2020CrRes.11604619E. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104619. S2CID 224978290.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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Taxon identifiers
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