Trollichthys

Taxonavigation: Clupeoidei

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: Clupei Superordo: Clupeomorpha Ordo: Clupeiformes Subordo: Clupeoidei

Familia: Clupeidae
Genus: †Trollichthys

Species: †T. bolcensis

Name

†Trollichthys Marramà & Carnevale, 2015

• Type species: †Trollichthys bolcensis Marramà & Carnevale, 2015

Etymology: In honour of the American artist Ray Troll in recognition of his spectacular reconstructions of fossil fishes and other extinct and living animals.

References

• Marramà, G. & Carnevale, G., 2015: Eocene round herring from Monte Bolca, Italy. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60 (3): 701–710. DOI: 10.4202/app.00057.2014 Reference page.