Ticinolepis crassidens

Taxonavigation: Neopterygii
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: Holostei
Genus: †Ticinolepis

Species: †Ticinolepis crassidens

Name

†Ticinolepis crassidens López-Arbarello et al., 2016

• Holotype: PIMUZ T 273.
• Paratypes: PIMUZ T 237, 240, 248, 256, 257, 265, 277, 278, 315, 331, 341, 358, 401, 413, 438, 638, 4350.

Type locality: P. 902/Mirigioli, Monte San Giorgio (Meride, Canton Ticino, Switzerland.
Type horizon: Upper Besano Formation, early Ladinian, lowermost E. curionii Ammonoid Zone.

Etymology: The species name crassidens derives from the latin crassus (= thick), and dens (= tooth), referring to the strongly tritoral dentition of this species.

References

• López-Arbarello, A., Bürgin, T., Furrer, H. & Stockar, R. 2016. New holostean fishes (Actinopterygii: Neopterygii) from the Middle Triassic of the Monte San Giorgio (Canton Ticino, Switzerland). PeerJ 4: e2234. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2234 Reference page.