Leptolepides

Leptolepides; Temporal range: Tithonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Family:	†Orthogonikleithridae
Genus:	†Leptolepides; Nybelin, 1974
Type species
	Leptolepides sprattiformis; Blainville, 1818
Species
	Leptolepides sprattiformis Blainville, 1818; Leptolepides haerteisi Arratia, 1997;
Synonyms
	Clupea sprattiformis Blainville, 1818;

Leptolepides is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the early Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic epoch.^[1]

References

^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.