Chalcidichthys

Chalcidichthys
Chalcidichthys
Temporal range: Upper Miocene[1]
C. malacapterygius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Family: Caristiidae
Genus: Chalcidichthys
Species: C. malacapterygius
Binomial name
Chalcidichthys malacapterygius

Chalcidichthys malacapterygius is an extinct, prehistoric manefish that lived during the Upper Miocene subepoch of Southern California. It is assumed to have preyed on siphonophores, like its living relatives.[1]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 


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