Parechelus
Parechelus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Ypresian (lower Eocene).[1] The genus was circumscribed by Edgard Casier in 1967 for his description of P. parechelus.[2]
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| Family: | †Parechelidae Casier, 1967 |
| Genus: | †Parechelus Casier, 1967[2] |
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| †Parechelus prangei Casier, 1967 | |
When Casier circumscribed this genus, he simultaneously circumscribed the family Parechelidae which had Parechelus as its sole genus; he placed it in the order Anguilliformes.[2] The family Parechelidae was supposedly intermediate between Ophichthidae and Muraenidae.[3] Jack Sepkoski, citing Colin Patterson, also classified the genus in Anguilliformes.[1]
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- Sepkoski, Jr., J. John (2002). "A Compendium of Fossil Marine Animal Genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 310.
- Casier, Edgard (1967). "Poissons de l'Eocene inférieur de Katharinenhof-Fehmarn (Schleswig-Holstein)" (PDF). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique = Bulletin Van Het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut Voor Natuurwetenschappen. 43 (25): 8–1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2017; Pl. 1, fig. 1.
- Young, Sally V. T.; Williams, R. J. (2008). "New information on the cranial anatomy of the eel genus Echelus Rafinesque, 1810 (Ophichthidae: Anguilliformes) from the Early Eocene". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 295: 317. doi:10.1144/SP295.15.
External links
- Rees, Tony (2011). "Parechelidae †". Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- Rees, Tony (2011). "Parechelus Casier, 1967 †". Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
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