Osmeroides Agassiz 1835 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Osmeroididae

Invalid subtaxa: Dermatoptychus von der Marck 1868, Holcolepis von der Marck 1868, Rhabdolepis von der Marck 1863 [replaced name]

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Feuilleton Additionnel aux Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles 21-64

Parent taxon: Osmeroididae according to C. Fielitz 1996

See also Casier 1946, Forey 1973, Hay 1903, Sepkoski 2002, von der Marck 1868 and Woodward 1901

Sister taxon: Dinelops

Subtaxa: Holcolepis attenuatus Osmeroides belgicus Osmeroides brevis Osmeroides cretaceus Osmeroides delicatus Osmeroides insignis Osmeroides latifrons Osmeroides latus Osmeroides levis Osmeroides lewesiensis Osmeroides maximus Osmeroides megapterus Osmeroides minor Osmeroides ornatus Osmeroides vinarensis

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Type: Salmo lewesiensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Belgium (5 collections), the United Kingdom (3)

• Cretaceous of Canada (4: Alberta, Northwest Territories), the Czech Republic (1), Germany (3), Greece (1), Lebanon (3), Morocco (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 22 collections including 28 occurrences

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