Rhyncholepis
Extinct genus of jawless fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rhyncholepis was an extinct genus of anaspida from the Late Silurian. Fossils of species R. butriangula and R. parvula have been found in Ringerike, Norway, and Oesel, Estonia. [1] The genus has two species, described in 1911 and 2002.
Quick Facts Rhyncholepis Temporal range: Silurian, Scientific classification ...
Rhyncholepis Temporal range: Silurian | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | †Anaspida |
Order: | †Birkeniiformes |
Family: | †Rhyncholepididae Kiær 1924 corrig. |
Genus: | †Rhyncholepis Kiær 1911 non Miquel 1843 non Nuttall 1841 |
Type species | |
Rhyncholepis parvula Kiær 1911 | |
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