Persephonichthys chthonica

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: †Persephonichthys

Species: †Persephonichthys chthonica

Name

†Persephonichthys chthonica Pardo et al., 2014

• Holotype: UNSM 32104, complete articulated skull with partial postcranium within aestivation burrow.

Etymology: Specific name meaning ‘‘from underground’’ or ‘‘from the underworld,’’ an additional reference to burrowing and aestivation in this species.

References

• Pardo, J.D., Huttenlocker, A.K. & Small, B.J. 2014. An Exceptionally Preserved Transitional Lungfish from the Lower Permian of Nebraska, USA, and the Origin of Modern Lungfishes. PLoS ONE 9 (9): e108542. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108542 Reference page.