Acrolepis hopkinsi M'Coy 1848 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Elonichthyiformes - Acrolepididae

Alternative combination: Acrolepis hopkinsii

Synonym: Acrolepis rankinei Traquair 1877

Belongs to Acrolepis according to R. H. Traquair 1877

See also M'Coy 1848, M'Coy 1855 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Acrolepis barbarus, Acrolepis chuvashovi, Acrolepis frequens, Acrolepis gigas, Acrolepis hamiltoni, Acrolepis hortonensis, Acrolepis hussakofi, Acrolepis laetus, Acrolepis languescens, Acrolepis macroderma, Acrolepis minichi, Acrolepis ortholepis, Acrolepis reticulata, Acrolepis sedgwickii, Acrolepis semigranulosa, Acrolepis tasmanicus, Acrolepis wilsoni

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Belgium (1 collection), the United Kingdom (6)

• Mississippian of the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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