Leedsichthys problematicus

Navigazione: Pachycormiformes
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 Ordo: †Pachycormiformes

Familia: †Pachycormidae
Genus: †Leedsichthys
Species: †Leedsichthys problematicus

Nome

Leedsichthys problematicus Woodward, 1889

Holotype: NHMUK P.6921

Sinonimi

• Leedsichthys notocetes Martill et al., 1999

Riferimenti

• Woodward, A.S. 1889. Preliminary notes on some new and little-known British Jurassic fishes. Geological Magazine Decade 3 Volume 6: 448–455.
• Martill, D.M., Frey, E., Caceras, R.P. & Diaz, G.C. 1999. The giant pachycormid Leedsichthys (Actinopterygii) in the southern hemisphere: further evidence for a Jurassic Atlanto-Pacific marine faunal province. N. Jb. Geol. Paläont. Mh. 1999: 243–256.
• Liston, J. 2013. The plasticity of gill raker characteristics in suspension feeders: Implications for Pachycormiformes. In: Arratia, G., Schultze, H.-P. & Wilson, M.V.H. (eds.). 2013. Mesozoic Fishes 5 – Global Diversity and Evolution pp. 121–143, 9 figs. PDF.