Glossanodon


Glossanodon is a genus of fishes in the family Argentinidae.

Extant species

There are currently 15 recognized extant species in this genus:Glossanodon australis Kobyliansky, 1998 Glossanodon danieli Parin & Shcherbachev, 1982Glossanodon elongatus Kobyliansky, 1998Glossanodon kotakamaru Endo & Nashida, 2010 Glossanodon leioglossus Glossanodon lineatus Glossanodon melanomanus Kobyliansky, 1998Glossanodon microcephalus Endo & Nashida, 2012Glossanodon mildredae Cohen & Atsaides, 1969Glossanodon nazca Parin & Shcherbachev, 1982Glossanodon polli Cohen, 1958Glossanodon pseudolineatus Kobyliansky, 1998 Glossanodon pygmaeus Cohen, 1958 Glossanodon semifasciatus Glossanodon struhsakeri Cohen, 1970

Fossil species

From the fossil record, two species are known, originally described as Proargentina inclinata and P. nebulosa from the Early Oligocene and Early Eocene Dabakhana Svita Formation of Georgia respectively. Jerzmanska assigned Proargentina synonymous with Glossanodon in 1968.