Sphenonectris
Extinct genus of jawless fishes
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An artist's concept of Sphenonectris. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Thelodonti |
Order: | Furcacaudiformes |
Family: | †Furcacaudidae |
Genus: | Sphenonectris |
Species | |
Sphenonectris turnerae [1] |
Sphenonectris is an extinct genus of thelodont, which lived in Canada during the Early Devonian period.
Sphenonectris possessed a hunched pomacanthid-like body with the only visible fin being the caudal fin.
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References
- ^ Mark V. H. Wilson and Michael W. Caldwell, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Apr. 10, 1998), pp. 10-29
External links
- http://fossils.valdosta.edu/fossil_pages/fossils_dev/f5.html
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Thelodonti
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
Thelodonti |
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