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Tylerichthys

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Tylerichthys
Temporal range: Lutetian[1]
fossil of T. nuchalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Suborder:
Acanthuroidei
Family:
Acanthuridae
Genus:
Tylerichthys

Blot, 1981
species
  • T. nuchalis (Agassiz 1834)
  • T. milani Blot 1980

Tylerichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric surgeonfish that lived in a coral reef during the Lutetian epoch of what is now Monte Bolca, Italy.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.


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