Ctenodentex Explained
Ctenodentex is an extinct genus of prehistoric seabream from the middle Eocene of Europe.[1] [2] It contains a single species, C. laekeniensis, from the Bartonian-aged Wemmel Member of the Maldegem Formation in Belgium.[3] [4] [5] It was initially described as Dentex laekeniensis before being placed in its own genus, Ctenodentex, although some authors continue to classify it in Dentex.
Plesioserranus Casier, 1966, a putative serranid from the same formation which only contains the single species P. wemmeliensis Storms, 1896 (=Serranus wemmeliensis Storms, 1896), was found to be synonymous with C. laekeniensis based on their identical otolith morphology.
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Notes and References
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- Schwarzhans . Werner . Beckett . Hermione T. . Schein . Jason D. . Friedman . Matt . 2018 . Rahman . Imran . Computed tomography scanning as a tool for linking the skeletal and otolith-based fossil records of teleost fishes . Palaeontology . en . 61 . 4 . 511–541 . 10.1111/pala.12349 . 2018Palgy..61..511S . 0031-0239. 2027.42/144669 . free .
- Web site: Ctenodentex lakeniensis (P.J. Van Beneden, 1872) — RBINS Virtual Collections . 2024-06-27 . virtualcollections.naturalsciences.be . en.
- Book: Leriche, Maurice . Les poissons éocènes de la Belgique . 1905 . Polleunis & Ceuterick, impr. . fr.
