Adrianaichthys pankowskii

Taxonavigation: Neopterygii
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: Holostei
Division: Ginglymodi
Ordo: †Semionotiformes
Familia: †Semionotidae
Genus: †Adrianaichthys

Species: †Adrianaichthys pankowskii

Name

†Adrianaichthys pankowskii (Forey et al., 2011)

• Holotype: BMNH P.66856, partial head showing skull roof, cheek bones, preopercle, interopercle, part of the opercle and posttemporal, and partial lower jaw of left side, extrascapular series of right side, vomer and crushed braincase elements.
• Paratype: BMNH P.64126, skull roof and partial cheek of left side, vomer.

Type locality: Tafilalt Region, Kem Kem Basin, south of Taouz.

Etymology: Species named after Mr. Mark Pankowski of Rockville, Maryland, who kindly donated the holotype specimen to The Natural History Museum, London.

Synonyms

• †Lepidotes pankowskii Forey et al., 2011

References

• Forey, P.L., López-Arbarello, A. & MacLeod, N. 2011. A New Species of Lepidotes (Actinopterygii: Semiontiformes) from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Morocco. Palaeontologia Electronica, 14(1): 7A:12p. PDF Reference page. 
• Meunier, F.J., Eustache, R.-P., Dutheil, D. & Cavin, L. 2016. Histology of ganoid scales from the early Late Cretaceous of the Kem Kem beds, SE Morocco: systematic and evolutionary implications. Cybium 40(2): 121–132. [402121-132%20Abs.pdf Abstract] Reference page.