Ctenodus williei

Taxonavigation edit

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
Classis: Dipnoi
Genus: †Ctenodus
Species: †Ctenodus williei

Ctenodus williei Smithson, Richards & Clack, 2015

Holotype: UMZC 2011.7.5 right prearticular tooth plate.

Type locality: Bed 2, Willie’s Hole, Whiteadder Water, nr Chirnside, Scottish Borders, Scotland; Ordnance Survey grid reference NT 878 547.

Etymology: From Willie’s Hole, the type locality.

Smithson, T.R., Richards, K.R. & Clack, J.A. "2016" [2015]. Lungfish diversity in Romer's Gap: reaction to the end-Devonian extinction. Palaeontology 59(1): 29–44. DOI: 10.1111/pala.12203 Reference page.