Ningxiaplatysomus

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
Ordo: †Palaeonisciformes
Subordo: †Platysomoidei
Genus: †Ningxiaplatysomus

Species: †N. parvus

Name

†Ningxiaplatysomus Tan et al., 2015

Etymology: From Ningxia, for the locality, where the fossil was found, and †Platysomus, name of related genus.

References

• Tan, K., Wang, X. & Lu, L.-w. 2015. A new Carboniferous platysomoid fish from Ningxia, Northwest China. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 54(2): 174–183. Abstract Reference page.