Cephaloxenus

Cephaloxenus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived during the early Ladinian stage of the Middle Triassic epoch.^[1][2]

Cephaloxenus Temporal range: Early Ladinian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Perleidiformes (?)
Family:	†Cephaloxenidae Brough, 1939
Genus:	†Cephaloxenus Brough, 1939
Species
†C. macropterus Brough, 1939 †C. squamiserratus Bürgin, 1992

It contains two species:

• †C. macropterus Brough, 1939 - Ladinian of Italy and Switzerland
• †C. squamiserratus Bürgin, 1992 - Ladinian of Italy

It was often classified as a peltopleurid, but has more recently been classified as a perleidiform in its own monotypic family, Cephaloxenidae.^[2][3]

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish