Mesturidae

Mesturidae
A completely preserved skeleton of Mesturus verrucosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: †Gyrodontiformes
Family: †Mesturidae
Nursall, 1996
Type genus
†Mesturus
Wagner, 1862
Other genera[1]
  • †Aminiichthys Ebert, 2026
  • †Arduafrons Frickhinger, 1991
  • †Micropycnodon Hibbard and Graffham, 1945
  • †Paramesturus Taverne, 1981

Mesturidae is a family of pycnodontomorph fishes.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Mesturidae in the Paleobiology Database
  2. ↑ Jones, Lewis A. (2022-11-23). "sepkoski: Sepkoski's Fossil Marine Animal Genera Compendium". CRAN: Contributed Packages. doi:10.32614/cran.package.sepkoski. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  3. ↑ Page, Roderic (2013-08-05). "GBIF and open biodiversity data: what license should GBIF use?". doi:10.59350/rg6dy-3rs94. Retrieved 2024-09-21. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ↑ Ebert, M. (2026). "Mesturidae Nursall, 1996 (Actinopterygii, Pycnodontiformes) from the Jurassic of England and Germany". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 145: 751–783. doi:10.3897/sjp.145.e193008.