Ticinolepis longaeva

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 longaeva

Name

†Ticinolepis longaeva López-Arbarello et al., 2016

• Holotype: MCSN 8072.
• Paratypes: MCSN 8001, 8007–9, 8011, 8073, 8077, 8083–4, 8086, 8412–13, 8415; PIMUZ T 1789, 4785, 4788, 4789, 4790, 4987.

Type locality: Cassina, Monte San Giorgio (Meride, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland.
Type horizon: Cassina beds of the Meride Limestone, early Ladinian (uppermost P. gredleri Ammonoid Zone or transition interval between P. gredleri and P. archelaus Ammonoid Zone), Middle Triassic.

Etymology: The species name longaeva (= long-lived) derives from the latin longaevus, which is a compound of longus (= long, prolonged) and aevus (later aevum = age, temporal duration). It refers to the long stratigraphic range of this species compared with the other species of the genus.

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.