Glossanodon

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

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| fossil_range = Early Eocene-Recent
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| taxon = Glossanodon

| authority = Guichenot 1867

| synonyms =

  • Proargentina {{small|Danil'chenko 1960}}

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = See text

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Glossanodon is a genus of fishes in the family Argentinidae.

Extant species

There are currently 15 recognized extant species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Glossanodon| month = February | year = 2012}}

Fossil species

From the fossil record, two species are known, originally described as Proargentina inclinata (Danilt'chenko 1960) and P. nebulosa (Danilt'chenko 1962) from the Early Oligocene and Early Eocene Dabakhana Svita Formation of Georgia respectively.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=355828 Proargentina inclinata] at Fossilworks.org[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=352587 Proargentina nebulosa] at Fossilworks.org Jerzmanska assigned Proargentina synonymous with Glossanodon in 1968.Constantin, 1999, p.124

References

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= Bibliography =

  • {{citation |last=Constantin |first=Paul |year=1999 |title=Oligocene-Lowermost Miocene fosisl fish fauna (Teleostei) from Romanian East Carpathians |url=http://www.geoecomar.ro/website/publicatii/Nr.4-1999/10.PaulConstantin.pdf |journal=Geo-Eco-Marina |volume=4 |pages=119–134 |accessdate=2017-10-13}}

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Category:Argentinidae

Category:Extant Ypresian first appearances

Category:Taxa named by Alphonse Guichenot

Category:Fish described in 1867

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