Semionotus elegans Newberry 1888

Actinopteri - Semionotiformes - Semionotidae

Alternative combination: Ischypterus elegans

Synonyms: Ischypterus lenticularis Newberry 1888, Ischypterus modestus Newberry 1888, Semionotus lenticularis Newberry 1888, Semionotus modestus Newberry 1888

Belongs to Semionotus according to A. López-Arbarello 2012

See also Bock 1959, Hay 1902 and Rapp 1946

Sister taxa: Palaeoniscus agassizii, Semionotus agassizii, Semionotus australis, Semionotus beardmori, Semionotus bergeri, Semionotus braunii, Semionotus capensis, 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

Distribution: found only at Boonton Fish Bed (Jurassic of New Jersey)

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