Bobasatraniiformes

Bobasatraniiformes is an extinct order of ray-finned fish from the Triassic. The four genera are Bobasatrania, Ebenaqua, Ecrinesomus, and Dorypterus. They also have two families: Bobasatraniidae and Dorypteridae. They lived in both marine and freshwater environments.

The most famous of them is undoubtedly Bobasatrania. The relationships of this order with others is not well known. They are one of the survivors of the Permian–Triassic extinction event. They are durophagous.

 Classification 

 Order †Bobasatraniiformes Berg, 1940
 Family †Bobasatraniidae Stensiö, 1932
 Genus †Bobasatrania White, 1932
 †Bobasatrania antiqua Accordi, 1955
 †Bobasatrania canadensis Lambe, 1914
 †Bobasatrania ceresiensis Bürgin, 1992
 †Bobasatrania groenlandica Stensiö, 1932
 †Bobasatrania ladina Accordi, 1955 
 †Bobasatrania mahavavica White, 1932 (type species)
 †Bobasatrania nathorsti Stensiö, 1921
 †Bobasatrania scutata Gervais, 1852
 Genus †Ebenaqua Campbell & Phuoc, 1983
 †Ebenaqua ritchiei Campbell & Phuoc, 1983 (type species)
 Genus †Ecrinesomus Woodward, 1910
 †Ecrinesomus dixoni Woodward, 1910 (type species)
 Family †Dorypteridae Cope, 1877
 Genus †Dorypterus Germar, 1842
 †Dorypterus hoffmanni Germar, 1842 (type species)
 †Dorypterus althausi Münster, 1842

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 Pachycormiformes

 References 

 "Bobasatraniiformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2011-05-17.

Category:Extinct fish
Category:Triassic