Calamopleurus is an prehistoric genus of marine holostean ray-finned fish from the Early Cretaceous of South America and northern Africa. It was a relative of the modern bowfin, with both belonging to the family Amiidae.[1]
Calamopleurus Temporal range:
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Calamopleurus cylindricus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Clade: | Halecomorphi |
Order: | Amiiformes |
Family: | Amiidae |
Subfamily: | †Vidalamiinae |
Genus: | †Calamopleurus Agassiz, 1841 |
Type species | |
Calamopleurus cylindricus Agassiz, 1841
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Species | |
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It contains three species:[2][3]
It is thought to be the sister genus to Maliamia, the last surviving member of the vidalamiines, which is the largely marine amiid group that also contained Calamopleurus. Both are placed in the tribe Calamopleurini.[1]