Styloichthys

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
Ordo: †Porolepiformes
Familia: †Porolepididae
Genus: †Styloichthys

Species: †S. changae

Name

†Styloichthys Zhu & Yu, 2002

• Type species: †Styloichthys changae Zhu & Yu, 2002

Etymology: Generic name referring to the presence of postorbital pila (Greek stylo (= pillar); ichthys (= fish)).

References

• Zhu, M. & Yu, X. 2002. A primitive fish close to the common ancestor of tetrapods and lungfish. Nature 418: 767–770. Reference page. 

Links

• Fishindex