Bramoides
Bramoides is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish that lived during the lower Eocene.
It contains a single species, B. brieni, known from the London Clay.
| Bramoides Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Bramidae |
| Genus: | †Bramoides Casier, 1966 |
| Species: | †B. brieni |
| Binomial name | |
| †Bramoides brieni Casier, 1966 | |
It is generally considered an early pomfret, hence the name Bramoides (meaning "similar to Brama"). However, this placement has been doubted by other authors, although alternate placements have not been suggested.
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