Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Hoplopterygiidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1839. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (10me, 12me livraison) 1-16*
Belongs to Hoplopteryx according to C. Patterson 1964
See also Agassiz 1839, Agassiz 1839, von der Marck 1858, von der Marck 1863 and von der Marck 1885
Sister taxa: Hoplopteryx dakotaensis, Hoplopteryx gephyrognathus, Hoplopteryx gibbus, Hoplopteryx insculptus, Hoplopteryx lewesiensis, Hoplopteryx lewisi, Hoplopteryx macracanthus, Hoplopteryx oblongus, Hoplopteryx simus, Hoplopteryx spinulosus, Hoplopteryx stachei, Hoplopteryx syriacus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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