Rhacolepis

Rhacolepis
Temporal range: Aptian
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Rhacolepis buccalis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Crossognathiformes
Family: Pachyrhizodontidae
Genus: Rhacolepis
Agassiz, 1841
Type species
Rhacolepis buccalis
Agassiz, 1841
Species
  • R. buccalis Agassiz, 1841
  • R. latus Agassiz, 1841

Rhacolepis is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish from the Cretaceous Santana Formation of Brazil. Complete fossilised hearts from this species have been recovered.