Frigoichthys margaritae

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: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Percoidei
Genus: †Frigoichthys

Name

†Frigoichthys margaritae Bannikov, 2004

• Holotype: MCSNV T 445/IG 23696, almost complete skeleton, parte and counterpart.

• Type horizon: Middle Eocene, Lutetian, zone Discoaster sublodoensis; Bolca, Pesciara cave.

Etymology: Named in honour of Dr. Margherita Sorbini Frigo, geologist, paleoichthyologist, and widow of the outstanding Italian paleoichthyologist Dr. Lorenzo Sorbini, with whom she collaborated in studying the percifomrs of Bolca.

References

• Bannikov, A.F. 2004. Fishes from the Eocene of Bolca, northern Italy, previously classified with the Chaetodontidae (Perciformes). Studi e Ricerche sui Giacimenti Terziari di Bolca 13: 55–74. PDF. Reference page.