Atractosteus

Atractosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae, with three species. The genus first appeared in the Campanian in the Late Cretaceous.

Atractosteus
Temporal range:
CampanianPresent,
Alligator gar
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Clade: Ginglymodi
Order: Lepisosteiformes
Family: Lepisosteidae
Tribe: Lepisosteini
Genus: Atractosteus
(Rafinesque, 1820)
Species

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Synonyms
  • Lepisosteus (Atractosteus) Rafinesque 1820
  • Litholepis Rafinesque 1818
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