Barbus Cuvier, 1816

Kovalchuk, О. М., Marareskul, V. A., Zakharov, D. S. & Obadă, T. F., 2015, Early Pliocene Sturgeons And Bony Fishes From The Dniester Valley (Republic Of Moldova), Vestnik Zoologii 49 (1), pp. 49-56 : 53

Genus Barbus Cuvier, 1816

Barbus sp. — one isolated pharyngeal tooth (Ut 12 – 1/5, fig. 3 , 4). Spatulate tooth has flattened chisel crown. Pedicle is broad and cylindrical in the cross-section. Tooth back is straight or slightly convex, with rounded belly and clearly expressed neck. Anterior part of the crown is convex; posterior is flattened and medially impressed. There is a weak hook at the tip. Grinding edge is bevelled towards the tooth belly. Grinding surface is narrow, with deep arcuate wrinkle. Height of the tooth is 9.7 mm, width — 6.4 mm. Presented specimen is rather similar to those in representatives of the Barbus Cuvier, 1816 and described here as Barbus sp. Fossil remnants of Barbus sp. , presented by isolated pharyngeal teeth, were identified from the Early Pliocene strata of Priozernoe locality ( Republic of Moldova).

Figures

Fig. 3. Isolated pharyngeal teeth of carp fishes: 1–2 — Rutilus sp.; 3 — Scardinius erythrophthalmus;