Apricenapiscis depotteri

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Ordo: †Crossognathiformes
Subordo: †Pachyrhizodontoidei
Familia: †Pachyrhizodontidae
Genus: †Apricenapiscis

Species: †Apricenapiscis depotteri

Name

†Apricenapiscis depotteri Taverne, 2013

• Holotype: Ap 14a, b, two sides of the almost complete skull, 47 mm, and a few scattered brain and other bones.
• Paratypes: Ap 15a, b, cranial bones and scattered body bones.

Type locality and horizon: Santonien supérieur marin d’Apricena, province de Foggia, Promontoire de Gargano, Les Pouilles, Italie du Sud. Le Santonien est daté de 83 à 86,6 millions d’années.

Etymology: The specific name is dedicated to Mr. Hugo De Potter, senior technician at the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences of Belgium, as thank to the technical assistance brought to the author for his work for many years.

References

• Taverne, L. 2013. Les poissons du Santonien (Crétacé supérieur) d’Apricena (Italie du Sud). 4°. Apricenapiscis depotteri gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Crossognathiformes, Pachyrhizodontidae). Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 37: 57–66. PDF Reference page.