Goslinophis
Topic: Biology
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Goslinophis is an extinct genus of marine snake eel known the Eocene of Europe. It contains a single species, G. acuticaudus from the Early Eocene-aged Monte Bolca site of Italy.[1][2][3] It shares some similarities with the closely-related modern genus Echelus, and may potentially be synonymous with it.[4]
The species was first figured in 1796 by Giovanni Serafino Volta, who identified it as a fossil specimen of "Muraena ophis", the modern spotted snake eel. In 1835, Louis Agassiz identified it as a distinct species, naming it Ophisurus acuticaudus, but without a proper description, leaving it a nomen nudum.[5] The species was officially described by de Zigno in 1874, using Agassiz's name. In 1981, Blot moved the species to its own genus, Goslinophis.[4]
See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723131237/http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ Carnevale, G.; Bannikov, Alexandre F.; Marramà, G.; Tyler, James C.; Zorzin., R. (2014). "The Bolca Fossil-Lagerstätte: A window into the Eocene World. 5. The Pesciara- Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates. Excursion guide". Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana 4 (1): i–xxvii. https://iris.unito.it/bitstream/2318/149338/1/Carnevale%20et%20al%202014%20The%20Pesciara%20F-L.%20Fishes%20and%20other%20vertebrates2.pdf.
- ↑ "PBDB Taxon" (in en). https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=440712.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Young, Sally V. T.; Williams, R. J. (2008). "New information on the cranial anatomy of the eel genus Echelus Rafinesque, 1810 (Ophichthidae: Anguilliformes) from the Early Eocene" (in en). Geological Society, London, Special Publications 295 (1): 311–336. doi:10.1144/SP295.15. ISSN 0305-8719. https://www.lyellcollection.org/doi/10.1144/SP295.15.
- ↑ Woodward (1889) (in en). Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History). https://www.google.com/books/edition/Catalogue_of_the_Fossil_Fishes_in_the_Br/aiUPETOhGc0C?.
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