Holoptychius

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Etymology

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Proper noun

†Holoptychius m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Holoptychiidae – not extant since the Devonian period.
   • 1896. Charles Lyell and John Wesley Judd. The Student's Lyell: A Manual of Elementary Geology., page 389

     ...fish have been found abundantly, and have been referred to Holoptychius nobilissimus...

References

• Holoptychius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Holoptychius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Holoptychius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons