Aglyptorhynchus venablesi Casier 1966 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Palaeorhynchidae

Full reference: E. Casier. 1966. Faune ichthyologique du London Clay 1-510

Belongs to Aglyptorhynchus according to Casier 1966

See also Monsch 2004

Sister taxa: Aglyptorhynchus columbianus, Aglyptorhynchus denticulatus, Aglyptorhynchus sulcatus

Type specimen: BMNH B 26157, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Bognor Regis, which is in a Ypresian offshore claystone in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections), United States (1: Virginia)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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