Entelognathus

Taxonavigation

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: †Placodermi
Genus: †Entelognathus
Species: †E. primordialis

Name

Entelognathus Zhu et al., 2013

• Type species: †Entelognathus primordialis Zhu et al., 2013

Etymology: The generic name derives from the Greek enteles (= complete) and gnathos (= jaw), referring to the complete set of dermal marginal jaw bones.

References

Primary references

• Zhu, M., Yu, X., Ahlberg, P.E., Choo, B., Lu, J., Qiao, T., Qu, Q., Zhao, W., Jia, L., Blom, H. & You’an Zhu, Y. 2013. A Silurian placoderm with osteichthyan-like marginal jaw bones. Nature 502: 188–194. DOI: 10.1038/nature12617 Reference page.