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Apateodus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Infraphylum
  
Gnathostomata

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Rank
  
Genus

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Superclass
  
Osteichthyes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Alepisauriformes

Similar
  
Cimolichthys, Belonostomus, Enchodontidae, Pachyrhizodus, Enchodus

Apateodus (meaning "confusing tooth") is a genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish which was described by Woodward in 1901. Two fossils exist, spanning a period from 112mya to 66 mya. The fossils are from Russia and India.

References

Apateodus Wikipedia