Euctenius
Extinct genus of shark-like eugenodont fish
| Euctenius Temporal range: Pennsylvanian, 315 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | †Eugeneodontida |
| Family: | †Edestidae |
| Genus: | †Euctenius Traquair, 1881 |
| Type species | |
| †Euctenius unilateralis | |
Euctenius is an extinct genus of shark-like eugenodont fish. Fossils of Euctenius have been uncovered in Scotland and England, which date to the Late Carboniferous period.[1]
References
- ^ "Euctenius ✝". mindat.org. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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