Analectis
Temporal range: Late Oligocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Lampriformes
Family:
Turkmenidae
Genus:
Analectis

Daniltshenko, 1980
Species:
A. pala

Analectis pala is an extinct lamprid of the Family Turkmenidae. Its fossils are found from Late Oligocene strata from what is now Turkmenistan. Analectis, as with the other members of Turkmenidae, was a close relative of the opahs.

References

  • "The first fossil ribbonfish (Teleostei, Lampridiformes, Trachipteridae)"
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