Acrolepididae

For the family of moths, see Acrolepiidae.

Acrolepididae Temporal range: Tournaisian to Early Triassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Acropholis stensioei fossil
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Elonichthyiformes
Family:	†Acrolepididae Aldinger, 1937
Genera
†Acrolepis †Acropholis †Challaia †Namaichthys †Plegmolepis †Reticulolepis
Synonyms
Acrolepidae Aldinger 1937

Acrolepididae is an extinct family of ray-finned fish.[1] Genera referred to Acrolepididae existed from the Early Carboniferous period to the Early Triassic epoch. They were nektonic carnivores with a fusiform body.

Acrolepididae may be closely related with the Early Mesozoic Ptycholepididae.[2]

Fossil of Acrolepis sedgwicki

Included genera and species

• Genus †Acrolepis Agassiz, 1843
  • †Acrolepis frequens Yankevich, 1996
  • †Acrolepis gigas Frič, 1877
  • †Acrolepis hamiltoni Johnston & Morton, 1890
  • †Acrolepis hopkinsi M'Coy, 1848
  • †Acrolepis hortonensis Dawson, 1868
  • †Acrolepis? laetus Lambe, 1916 [Pteronisculus? laetus]
  • †Acrolepis languescens Yankevich, 1996
  • †Acrolepis ortholepis Traquair, 1884
  • †Acrolepis sedgwicki Agassiz, 1843 (type species)
  • †Acrolepis semigranulosa Traquair, 1890
  • †Acrolepis tasmanicus Johnston & Morton, 1891
  • †Acrolepis wilsoni Traquair, 1888
• Genus †Acropholis Aldinger, 1937
  • †Acropholis stensioei Aldinger, 1937 (type species)
• Genus †Challaia Rusconi, 1946
  • †Challaia magna Rusconi, 1949 (type species)
  • †Challaia elongata (Cabrera, 1944)
• Genus †Namaichthys Gürich, 1923
  • †Namaichthys digitata (Woodward, 1890)
  • †Namaichthys schroederi Gürich, 1923 (type species)
• Genus †Plegmolepis Aldinger, 1937
  • †Plegmolepis groenlandica Aldinger, 1937
  • †Plegmolepis kochi Aldinger, 1937 (type species)
• Genus †Reticulolepis Westoll, 1934
  • †Reticulolepis exsculpta (Kurtze, 1839)

References

1. "Acrolepidae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
2. Mutter, Raoul (2011). "A case study of the palaeobiogeography of Early Mesozoic actinopterygians, the family Ptycholepidae.". In Upchurch, P.; McGowan, A.J.; Slater, C.S.C. (eds.). Palaeogeography and Palaeobiogeography: Biodiversity in Space and Time. CRC Press, Boca Raton. pp. 143–171. doi:10.1201/b11176-12. ISBN 9780429150562.