Gyronchus

Gyronchus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish from the Jurassic. This genus is currently treated as a wastebasket taxon used for pycnodonts like Macromesodon and Turbomesodon.^[1]

Gyronchus Temporal range: Jurassic
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Pycnodontiformes
Genus:	†Gyronchus Agassiz 1839
Type species
Gyronchus oblongus Agassiz, 1843

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish