Enchodus lewesiensis Mantell 1822

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae

Alternative combination: Esox lewesiensis

Synonyms: Enchodus annectens Woodward 1901, Enchodus halocyon Agassiz 1835

Belongs to Enchodus according to K. Shimada et al. 2006

See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1837, Agassiz 1843, Argyriou 2022, Goody 1969, Woodward 1901 and Woodward 1903

Sister taxa: Cybium (Enchodus) bleekeri, Enchodus (Isodus), Enchodus amicrodus, Enchodus anceps, Enchodus brevis, Enchodus calliodon, Enchodus carinatus, Enchodus dirus, Enchodus dolichus, Enchodus elegans, Enchodus faujasi, Enchodus ferox, Enchodus gentryi, Enchodus gladiolus, Enchodus gracilis, Enchodus lamberti, Enchodus lemonnieri, Enchodus longidens, Enchodus longipectoralis, Enchodus major, Enchodus marchesettii, Enchodus mecoanalis, Enchodus oliveirai, Enchodus oxytomus, Enchodus parvus, Enchodus petrosus, Enchodus pressidens, Enchodus recurvus, Enchodus saevus, Enchodus semistriatus, Enchodus shumardi, Enchodus subaequilateralis, Enchodus tetraecus, Enchodus tineidae, Enchodus venator, Enchodus zipapanensis, Tetheodus pephredo, Ischyrocephalus intermedius, Ischyrocephalus macropterus, Ischyrocephalus gracilis, Ischyrocephalus cataphractus

Type specimens:

  • Enchodus lewesiensis: BMNH 4004, 4049, a mandible
  • Enchodus annectens: BMNH P9249, a partial skull.
  • Enchodus halocyon:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), the United Kingdom (6)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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