Tchunglinius tchangii

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

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: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Cyprininae
Genus: †Tchunglinius

Species: †Tchunglinius tchangii

Name

†Tchunglinius tchangii Wang & Wu, 2015

Etymology: Named after Tchung-Lin Tchang, who did pioneering work studying fossil fishes in China in the 1930s.

References

• Wang, N. & Wu, F. 2015. New Oligocene cyprinid in the central Tibetan Plateau documents the pre-uplift tropical lowlands. Ichthyological Research 62(3): 274–285. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-014-0438-3 Reference page.