Apricenaclupea ridewoodi

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
Subfamilia: Pellonulinae
Genus: †Apricenaclupea

Species: †Apricenaclupea ridewoodi

Name

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Apricenaclupea ridewoodi Taverne, 2014

Etymology: The species is dedicated to the English zoologist Walter G. Ridewood (1867-1921) who was one of the first to describe the cranial osteology of Clupeiformes.

References

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  • Taverne, L. 2014. Les poissons du Santonien (Crétacé supérieur) d’Apricena (Italie du Sud). 7°. Garganoclupea svetovidovi gen. et sp. nov. et Apricenaclupea ridewoodi gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Clupeiformes). Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 38: 27–49. PDF Reference page