Quebecius

Extinct genus of fishes

Quebecius
Temporal range: Late Devonian
Restoration of Quebecius quebecensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sarcopterygii
Order:
Porolepiformes
Genus:
Quebecius
Species:
Q. quebecensis
Binomial name
Quebecius quebecensis
(Whiteaves, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Quebecius williamsi Schultze 1973

Quebecius is an extinct genus of porolepiform sarcopterygian fish which lived during the Late Devonian period of Quebec, Canada.[1] It is related to Glyptolepis, although distinguished from the latter by an especially broad pelvic fin base: uniquely among lobe-finned fish, only the pectoral fins are lobed. Specimens have been found to measure between 5 and 60 centimeters long.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Schultze, Hans-Peter & Arsenault, Marius. (2011). Quebecius quebecensis (Whiteaves), a porolepiform crossopterygian (Pisces) from the Late Devonian of Quebec, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 24. 2351-2361. 10.1139/e87-221.
  2. ^ "Miguasha: Quebecius". Miguasha National Park.
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Dipnomorpha
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Subphylum: Vertebrata
  • Class: Sarcopterygii
  • Clade: Rhipidistia
Gnathostomata
    • see Gnathostomata
Dipnomorpha
    • see below↓
Dipnomorpha
Porolepiformes
Holoptychiidae
Uranolophidae
Dipnorhynchidae
Stomiahykidae
Chirodipteridae
Holodontidae
Dipteridae
Fleurantiidae
Rhynchodipteridae
Phaneropleuridae
Uronemidae
Neoceratodontidae
Ceratodontidae
Gnathorhizidae
Lepidosirenidae
Porolepis sp.

Dipterus valenciennesi Phaneropleuron andersoni Neoceratodus forsteri Retodus tuberculatus Gnathorhiza sp. Protopterus dolloi

Lepidosiren paradoxa
Taxon identifiers
Quebecius
Quebecius quebecensis


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