Elonichthys robisoni Hibbert 1835

Osteichthyes - Elonichthyiformes - Elonichthyidae

Alternative combination: Palaeoniscus robisoni

Synonyms: Amblypterus nemopterus Agassiz 1835, Elonichthys bucklandi Agassiz 1835, Elonichthys dunsii Traquair 1880, Elonichthys intermedius Traquair 1877, Elonichthys nemopterus Agassiz 1835, Elonichthys ovatus Traquair 1877, Elonichthys striolatus Agassiz 1835, Elonichthys tenuiserratus Traquair 1880, Palaeoniscus striolatus Agassiz 1835, Pygopterus bucklandi Agassiz 1835

Belongs to Elonichthys according to A. S. Woodward 1891

See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1836, Agassiz 1843, Traquair 1877 and Traquair 1901

Sister taxa: Elonichthys addamsi, Elonichthys armatus, Elonichthys binneyi, Elonichthys brownii, Elonichthys caudalis, Elonichthys contortus, Elonichthys davidi, Elonichthys denticulatus, Elonichthys disjunctus, Elonichthys egertoni, Elonichthys elegans, Elonichthys ellsi, Elonichthys fritschi, Elonichthys germari, Elonichthys gondwanus, Elonichthys hypsilepis, Elonichthys insolitus, Elonichthys krejcii, Elonichthys macropercularis, Elonichthys multistriatus, Elonichthys natalis, Elonichthys oblongus, Elonichthys ortholepis, Elonichthys peltigerus, Elonichthys perpennatus, Elonichthys portlocki, Elonichthys pulcherrimus, Elonichthys punctatus, Elonichthys remotus, Elonichthys semilineatus, Elonichthys semistriatus, Elonichthys serratus, Elonichthys striatulus, Elonichthys sweeti, Elonichthys whaitsi, Elonichthys wolffi

Type specimens:

  • Elonichthys robisoni: NMS 1950.38.92, 1878.18.8 (syntypes), a partial skeleton
  • Amblypterus nemopterus:
  • Elonichthys bucklandi:
  • Elonichthys dunsii:
  • Elonichthys intermedius:
  • Elonichthys ovatus:
  • Elonichthys striolatus:
  • Elonichthys tenuiserratus:

Distribution:

• Pennsylvanian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

• Carboniferous of Belgium (1), the United Kingdom (44), United States (1: Scotland)

Total: 48 collections including 53 occurrences

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