Eocoelopoma
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scombriformes |
| Family: | Scombridae |
| Tribe: | †Eocoelopomini |
| Genus: | †Eocoelopoma Woodward, 1901 |
| Type species | |
| †Eocoelopoma colei Woodward, 1901 ex Agassiz, 1845 | |
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Eocoelopoma (meaning "dawn hollow-cover" in Greek) is an extinct genus of prehistoric scombrid fish, related to mackerels and tunas, known from the Eocene of Eurasia. It contains several species known from the Early Eocene of England and Turkmenistan.[1][2][3]
The genus name originates from Coelopoma, coined as a nomen nudum by Agassiz (1844). Two species in the genus were also named by Agassiz as nomina nuda, until they were given by Woodward (1901).[4][5]
The following species are known:[4][5][6]
- †E. colei Woodward, 1901 ex Agassiz, 1845 (type species) - early Eocene of England (London Clay) (=Coelopoma colei Agassiz, 1845)
- †E. curvatum Woodward, 1901 ex Owen, 1854 - early Eocene of England (London Clay) (=Coelopoma laeve Agassiz, 1844, Coelopoma curvatum Owen, 1854)
- †E. gigas Casier, 1966 - early Eocene of England (London Clay)
- †E. portentosum Bannikov, 1985 - earliest Eocene of Turkmenistan (Danata Formation)[2]
The former species E. hopwoodi has been reassigned to its own genus, Micrornatus.[5]
