Ctenodus roberti
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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
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Classis: Dipnoi
Genus: †Ctenodus
Species: †Ctenodus roberti
Name[edit]
Ctenodus roberti Smithson, Richards & Clack, 2015
Holotype: UMZC 2014.10 left pterygoid tooth plate preserved as a natural mould.
Type locality: Loose block from Ballagan Formation, foreshore north of Heads of Ayr, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Etymology: In honour of Robert Clack, the collector of the holotype.
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- Smithson, T.R., Richards, K.R. & Clack, J.A. "2016" [2015]. Lungfish diversity in Romer's Gap: reaction to the end-Devonian extinction. Palaeontology 59(1): 29–44. DOI: 10.1111/pala.12203 Reference page.