Acanthonemus (from Greek: ἄκανθα akantha, 'spine' and Greek: νεμω nemo 'to distribute' or 'covered')[2] is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived from the early Eocene.[1][3] It contains a single species, A. subaureus (synonyms: A. bertrandi Agassiz, 1834, A. filamentosus Agassiz, 1834), known from the famous Monte Bolca site in Italy. It is the only genus in the extinct family Acanthonemidae.[4]
Acanthonemus Temporal range:
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Fossil of A. subaureus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Suborder: | Acanthuroidei |
Family: | †Acanthonemidae Bannikov, 1991 |
Genus: | †Acanthonemus Agassiz, 1833 |
Species: | †A. subaureus
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Binomial name | |
†Acanthonemus subaureus (de Blainville, 1818)
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