Ctenoplectus williamsi Close et al. 2016 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes

Full reference: R. A. Close, Z. Johanson, J. C. Tyler, R. C. Harrington, and M. Friedman. 2016. Mosaicism in a new Eocen pufferfish highlights rapid morphological innovation near the origin of crown Tetraodontiforms. Palaeontology 59(4):499-514

Belongs to Ctenoplectus according to R. A. Close et al. 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NHMUK PV P. 63336, a skeleton. Its type locality is Greenways landfill, which is in a Ypresian marine claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Greenways landfill

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