Prototroctes vertex

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Galaxioidea

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: Stomiati Ordo: Osmeriformes Superfamilia: Galaxioidea

Familia: Retropinnidae
Subfamilia: Prototroctinae
Genus: Prototroctes
Species: †Prototroctes vertex

Name

†Prototroctes vertex Schwarzhans, 2012

• Holotype: NMNZ S.52729.
• Paratypes (25): NMNZ S.52731 (21), S.52730 (4).
• Type locality: Home Hills Station, Manuherikia River near St Bathans, Otago.
• Type horizon: HH1a bed, Bannockburn Formation, early Miocene.

Etymology: From Latin vertex (= twist), referring to the inclined, twisted axis of the otolith.

Primary references

• Schwarzhans, W., Scofield, R.P., Tennyson, A.J.D., Worthy, J.P. & Worthy, T.H. 2012. Fish remains, mostly otoliths, from the non-marine early Miocene of Otago, New Zealand. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57(2): 319–350. DOI: 10.4202/app.2010.0127 Reference page.