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

†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

• 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.