Acanthopleurus

Acanthopleurus is an extinct genus of marine triplespine that lived in the seas over what is now Europe during the early Oligocene epoch.

It contains three species:

• †A. collettei <small>Tyler, 1980</small> - Oligocene of Switzerland (Matt Formation)
• †A. serratus <small>Agassiz, 1844</small> - Oligocene of Switzerland (Matt Formation) (type species)
• †A. trispinosus <small>(Ciobanu, 1977)</small> - Oligocene of Romania (=Cephalacanthus trispinosus <small>Ciobanu, 1977</small>)

The former species A. brevis <small>Rath, 1859</small> is now classified in its own genus, Cryptobalistes.

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References