Callorhinchus alfordi

Taxonavigation: Chimaeroidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Holocephali Ordo: Chimaeriformes Subordo: Chimaeroidei

Familia: Callorhinchidae
Subfamilia: Callorhinchinae
Genus: Callorhinchus
Species: †Callorhinchus alfordi

Name

†Callorhinchus alfordi Cicimurri & Ebersole, 2015

• Holotype: CMM-V-5791, incomplete left mandibular.

Type locality: Charles County, Maryland and Prince Georges County, Virginia.

Stratigraphic occurrence and age: Piscataway Member, Aquia Formation, upper Paleocene, Thanetian Stage.

Etymology: named for Aaron Alford in recognition for his donation of a large proportion of the Aquia Formation Callorhinchus to the CMM.

References

• Cicimurri, D. J. & Ebersole, J. A., 2015: Paleocene chimaeroid fishes (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali) from the eastern United States, including two new species of Callorhinchus. PaleoBios, 32 (1): 1–29. PDF