Oricardinus Cope 1877 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Crossognathiformes - Pachyrhizodontidae

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1877. On some new or little known reptiles and fishes of the Cretaceous no. 3, of Kansas. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17(100):176-181

Parent taxon: Pachyrhizodontidae according to O. P. Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Cavinichthys, Conosaurus, Elopopsis, Goulmimichthys, Lebrunichthys, Pachyrhizodus, Polcynichthys, Stanhopeichthys

Subtaxa: Oricardinus sheareri Oricardinus tortus

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Type: Oricardinus tortus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Oricardinus in the database

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