Acrolepidae

Acrolepidae; Temporal range: Tournaisian to Early Triassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Palaeonisciformes
Family:	†Acrolepididae

Acrolepididae is an extinct family of ray-finned fish. Genera referred to Acrolepididae existed from the Early Carboniferous period to the Early Triassic epoch. They were nektonic carnivores with a fusiform body.

Acrolepididae may be closely related with the Early Mesozoic Ptycholepididae.^[2]

Fossil of Acrolepis sedgwicki

Included genera and species[]

Genus †Acrolepis Agassiz, 1843
- †Acrolepis frequens Yankevich, 1996
- †Acrolepis gigas Frič, 1877
- †Acrolepis hamiltoni Johnston & Morton, 1890
- †Acrolepis hopkinsi M'Coy, 1848
- †Acrolepis hortonensis Dawson, 1868
- †Acrolepis? laetus Lambe, 1916 [Pteronisculus? laetus]
- †Acrolepis languescens Yankevich, 1996
- †Acrolepis ortholepis Traquair, 1884
- †Acrolepis sedgwicki Agassiz, 1843 (type species)
- †Acrolepis semigranulosa Traquair, 1890
- †Acrolepis tasmanicus Johnston & Morton, 1891
- †Acrolepis wilsoni Traquair, 1888
Genus † Aldinger, 1937
- †Acropholis stensioei Aldinger, 1937 (type species)
Genus † Gürich, 1923
- †Namaichthys digitata (Woodward, 1890)
- †Namaichthys schroederi Gürich, 1923 (type species)
Genus † Aldinger, 1937
- †Plegmolepis groenlandica Aldinger, 1937
- †Plegmolepis kochi Aldinger, 1937 (type species)
Genus † Westoll, 1934
- †Reticulolepis exsculpta (Kurtze, 1839)

References[]

^ "Acrolepidae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
^ Mutter, Raoul (2011). "A case study of the palaeobiogeography of Early Mesozoic actinopterygians, the family Ptycholepidae.". In Upchurch, P.; McGowan, A.J.; Slater, C.S.C. (eds.). Palaeogeography and Palaeobiogeography: Biodiversity in Space and Time. CRC Press, Boca Raton. pp. 143–171.

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[1] "Acrolepidae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 17, 2012.

[2] Mutter, Raoul (2011). "A case study of the palaeobiogeography of Early Mesozoic actinopterygians, the family Ptycholepidae.". In Upchurch, P.; McGowan, A.J.; Slater, C.S.C. (eds.). Palaeogeography and Palaeobiogeography: Biodiversity in Space and Time. CRC Press, Boca Raton. pp. 143–171.

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