Aspistor verumquadriscutis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

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 Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Ariidae
Genus: Aspistor
Species: Aspistor verumquadriscutis

Name

†Aspistor verumquadriscutis Aguilera & Marceniuk, 2012

Type locality: The Late Miocene Urumaco Formation, Northwestern Venezuela.

References

• Orangel Aguilera & Alexander P. Marceniuk. 2012: Aspistor verumquadriscutis, a new fossil species of sea catfishes (Siluriformes; Ariidae) from the upper Miocene of Venezuela. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, 131(2): 265–274. DOI: 10.1007/s13358-012-0043-x.