# Propterus

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Extinct genus of fishes

Propterus Temporal range: Tithonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Propterus microstomus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Clade: Ginglymodi Order: †Semionotiformes Family: †Macrosemiidae Genus: †Propterus Agassiz, 1834

***Propterus*** is an extinct genus of prehistoric [ray-finned fish](/source/Actinopterygii) of the [Solnhofen Plattenkalk](/source/Solnhofen_Plattenkalk).[1]

†*Propterus elongatus* Wagner 1863 from the Jurassic of Solnhofen, Germany

## See also

- [Paleontology portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Paleontology)
- [Fish portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Fish)

- [Prehistoric fish](/source/Prehistoric_fish)

- [List of prehistoric bony fish](/source/List_of_prehistoric_bony_fish)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sepkoskidb_1-0)** Sepkoski, Jack (2002). ["A compendium of fossil marine animal genera"](http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class). *Bulletins of American Paleontology*. **364**: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

v t e Ginglymodi Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Subclass: Neopterygii Infraclass: Holostei Actinopterygii see Actinopterygii Neopterygii see Neopterygii Ginglymodi see below↓ Ginglymodi Ginglymodi †Diandongichthys †Luoxiongichthys †Ticinolepis †Sangiorgioichthys †Kyphosichthyiformes Kyphosichthyidae Fuyuanichthys Kyphosichthys Lashanichthyidae Lashanichthys Yudaiichthys †Semionotiformes Hoyasotes Lepidhoyas Lophionotus Neosemionotus? Quasimodichthys Semionotus Callipurbeckiidae Callipurbeckia Macrosemimimus Occitanichthys Paralepidotus Semiolepis Tlayuamichin Dapediidae? Aetheolepis Ameghinichthys Dandya Dapedium Guizhoubrachysomus Hemicalypterus Heterostrophus Paradapedium Sargodon Scopulipiscis Tetragonolepis Macrosemiidae Agoultichthys Enchelyolepis Eosemionotus Histionotus Legnonotus Macrosemius Macrosemiocotzus Notagogus Orthurus Palaeomacrosemius Propterus Uarbryichthys Voelklichthys Lepisosteiformes †Adrianaichthys †Beiduyu †Khoratichthys †Lanxangichthys †Neosemionotus? †Lepidotidae Camerichthys Isanichthys Lepidotes Mengius Scheenstia Lepisosteoidei †Araripelepidotes †Pliodetes †Thaiichthys †Obaichthyidae Dentilepisosteus Obaichthys Lepisosteidae Atractosteus †Cuneatus †Grandemarinus †Herreraichthys Lepisosteus †Masillosteus †Nhanulepisosteus †Oniichthys Incertae sedis †Acentrophorus? †Alleiolepis? †Aphelolepis? †Archaeolepidotus? †Austrolepidotes? †Corunegenys? †Paracentrophorus? †Pericentrophorus?

Taxon identifiers Propterus Wikidata: Q7250451 Wikispecies: Propterus EoL: 4658828 GBIF: 4838409 IRMNG: 1331222 Open Tree of Life: 4949603 Paleobiology Database: 35230

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