Calamopleurus
| Calamopleurus Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Calamopleurus cylindricus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Amiiformes |
| Family: | Amiidae |
| Genus: | Calamopleurus Agassiz, 1841 |
| Type species | |
| Calamopleurus cylindricus | |
Calamopleurus is an extinct genus of bowfins, comprising three species: C. cylindricus and C. mawsoni from Brazil and C. africanus from Africa.[1]
Calamopleurus and Rhacolepis
References
- ↑ Peter L. Forey & Lance Grande (1998). "An African twin to the Brazilian Calamopleurus (Actinopterygii: Amiidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 123 (2): 179–195. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1998.tb01299.x.
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