†Calamopleurus cylindricus Agassiz 1841 (bowfin)

Actinopteri - Amiiformes - Amiidae

Synonym: Enneles audax Jordan and Branner 1908

Belongs to Calamopleurus according to L. Grande and W. E. Bemis 1998

See also Jordan 1907

Sister taxon: Calamopleurus mawsoni

Type specimens:

  • Calamopleurus cylindricus: BMNH P.7584, 15499, a partial skeleton
  • Enneles audax:

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-piscivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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