Akmonistion
| Akmonistion Temporal range: Early Carboniferous | |
|---|---|
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| A. zangerli | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | Symmoriida |
| Family: | Stethacanthidae |
| Genus: | Akmonistion |
| Species: | A. zangerli |
| Binomial name | |
| Akmonistion zangerli Coates & Sequeira, 2001 | |
Akmonistion is an extinct genus of ratfish that lived in the Early Carboniferous. Its remains have been found in Scotland.
See also
Sources
- Vertebrate Palaeontology, by Michael J. Benton
- Coates, M.I., and Sequeira, S.E.K. 2001. A new stethacanthid chondrichthyan from the lower Carboniferous of Bearsdon, Scotland. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(3):438–459. (abstract at link)
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