Palaeoniscus agassizii Redfield 1841 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Semionotiformes - Semionotidae

Alternative combination: Semionotus agassizi

Belongs to Semionotus according to L. L. Beltan 1972

See also Hay 1902 and Rapp 1946

Sister taxa: Semionotus agassizii, Semionotus australis, Semionotus beardmori, Semionotus bergeri, Semionotus braunii, Semionotus capensis, Semionotus elegans, Semionotus formosus, Semionotus fultus, Semionotus gibbus, Semionotus gigas, Semionotus howelli, Semionotus kapffi, Semionotus leptocephalus, Semionotus lineatus, Semionotus metcalfi, Semionotus micropterus, Semionotus minutus, Semionotus nilssoni, Semionotus normanniae, Semionotus ovatus, Semionotus parvus, Semionotus robustus, Semionotus tenuis, Semionotus trotti

Ecology: nektonic durophage-carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of United States (2: Connecticut, New Jersey collections)

• Triassic of Spain (2)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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