Capassoichthys alfonsoi
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
Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala
Cohort/Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha
Ordo: †Ichthyodectiformes
Familia: †Ichthyodectidae
Genus: †Capassoichthys
Species: †Capassoichthys alfonsoi
Name[edit]
†Capassoichthys alfonsoi Taverne, 2015
Type locality: Limestone formation of Altamura, limited to Campanian and Maastrichthien, Manduria (north of Nardo), province of Taranto, Puglia, Southern Italy.
Etymology: The name of the new species is dedicated to Mr. Giuseppe Alfonso who discovered two specimens at Manduria.
References[edit]
- Taverne, L. 2015. Les poissons crétacés de Nardò. 38° Capassoichthys alfonsoi gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Ichthyodectidae). Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 39: 35–46.PDFReference page.