Elonichthys
| Elonichthys Temporal range:
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| Fossil of Elonichthys sp. from the Permian of Germany | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Elonichthyiformes |
| Family: | †Elonichthyidae |
| Genus: | †Elonichthys Giebel, 1848 |
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| †Elonichthys germari Giebel, 1848
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Elonichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater ray-finned fish known from the late Paleozoic.[1][2] The genus sensu stricto contains three species known from the latest Carboniferous to the earliest Permian of freshwater ecosystems of Europe, but as a former wastebasket taxon, it contains many more dubiously-classified species from the Carboniferous and Permian of Europe, Greenland, South Africa, and North America.[2][3]
Species
[edit]The following are species within Elonichthys sensu stricto:[2][3][4]
- †E. germari Giebel, 1848 (type species) - Late Carboniferous (Gzhelian) of Germany (Siebigerode Formation)
- †E. fritschi Friedrich, 1878 - Early Permian (Asselian) of Germany (Meisenheim Formation)
- †E. krejcii (Fritsch, 1895) - Gzhelian of the Czech Republic (Slaný Formation)
Former species
[edit]The following are more dubious species that were formerly classified into this genus. However, the majority have been found to no longer even be members of Elonichthyidae.[2][3][4]
- †E. aitkeni Traquair, 1886 - Carboniferous of England (Culm Measures and Lancashire Coalfield) → Mesonichthys aitkeni (Traquair, 1886)
- †E. caudalis Traquair, 1877 - Middle Carboniferous (Moscovian) of England (Lancashire Coalfield) → not an elonichthyid
- †E. egertoni (Egerton, 1850) - Middle Carboniferous (Bashkirian to Moscovian) of England (Lancashire Coalfield) → not an elonichthyid
- †E. gigas Fritsch, 1877 → Acrolepis gigas (Fritsch, 1877)
- †E. macropterus (Bronn, 1829) → Rhabdolepis macropterus (Bronn, 1829)
- †E. peltigerus Newberry, 1856 - Moscovian of Illinois and Ohio, United States (Carbondale Formation and Francis Creek Shale) → not an elonichthyid. A well-known, numerous species in the Mazon Creek fossil beds.[5][6]
- †E. portlocki (Egerton, 1850) - Tournaisian to Visean of England, including Northern Ireland (Tyrone Group, Pendleside Limestones) → potentially an indeterminate elonichthyid
- †E. pulcherrimus Traquair, 1881 - Early Carboniferous (Visean) of Scotland (Glencartholm Volcanic Beds, Leitrim Group) → not an elonichthyid
- †E. robisoni (Hibbert, 1835) (=E. bucklandi (Agassiz, 1835)) - Visean of Scotland (Strathclyde Group) → not an elonichthyid, most likely a kentuckiid
- †E. serratus Traquair, 1881 - Visean of Scotland (Glencartholm Volcanic Beds, Leitrim Group) → not an elonichthyid, most likely a palaeoniscid
- †E. semistriatus Traquair, 1877 → Moscovian of England (Lancashire Coalfield) → not an elonichthyid
- †E. striatus (Agassiz, 1835) → Cosmoptychius striatus (Agassiz, 1835)
The following other dubious species are also known:
- Elonichthys disjunctus
- Elonichthys hypsilepus
- Elonichthys perpennatus
- Elonichthys punctatus
- Elonichthys whaitsi
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ a b c d "†Elonichthys Giebel 1848". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Schindler, Thomas (2018-08-15). "Neubeschreibung und erste Rekonstruktion von Elonichthys germari Giebel, 1848: (Pisces, Actinopterygii; Oberkarbon, Mitteldeutschland)". Hallesches Jahrbuch für Geowissenschaften (in German). 41. ISSN 2196-3495. Archived from the original on 2024-01-11.
- ^ a b Geology, British Museum (Natural History) Department of; Woodward, Arthur Smith (1891). Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History): Elasmobranchii (Acanthodii), Holocephali, ichthyodorulites, Ostracodermi, Dipnoi, and Teleostomi (Crossopterygii and chondrostean Actinopterygii). order of the Trustees.
- ^ "Fossil Friday #46: Elonichthys peltigerus #FossilFriday #fossil #fish #MazonCreek #Carboniferous #Pennsylvanian". Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois - ESCONI. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ ""Elonichthys" peltigerus Newberry". www.si.edu. 17 Oct 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
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- Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera
- Pennsylvanian Actinopterygii of Europe
- Cisuralian Actinopterygii of Europe
- Pennsylvanian genus first appearances
- Gzhelian genera
- Asselian life
- Cisuralian genus extinctions
- Fossils of Germany
- Fossils of the Czech Republic
- Prehistoric ray-finned fish stubs
- Fossil taxa described in 1848