Tetrapterus

Extinct genus of fishes

Tetrapterus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Genus: Tetrapterus

Tetrapterus (from Greek: τετρα tetra, 'four' and Greek: πτερόν pteron 'wing')[1] is an extinct genus of prehistoric perciform fish.

See also

  • iconPaleontology portal
  • Fish portal

References

  1. ^ Roberts, George (1839). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 170. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

External links

  • Bony fish in the online Sepkoski Database
Taxon identifiers
Tetrapterus
  • Wikidata: Q7706687
  • GBIF: 2397848
  • IRMNG: 1355292
  • ITIS: 646735
  • Paleobiology Database: 36213
  • WoRMS: 297922


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