†Vinctifer (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Aspidorhynchiformes - Aspidorhynchidae
Parent taxon: Aspidorhynchidae according to G. Arratia et al. 2004
See also Cantalice et al. 2019, Sepkoski 2002 and Silva Santos 1990
Sister taxa: Aspidorhynchus, Belonostomus, Richmondichthys
Subtaxa: Vinctifer ferrusquiai Vinctifer longirostris
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (10 collections), Mexico (1), Venezuela (1)
• Jurassic of Antarctica (3)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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