Bathygadus mandorovensis

Taxonavigation: Gadiformes

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: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Paracanthopterygii Series: Zeiogadaria Subseries: Gadariae Ordo: Gadiformes

Familia: Macrouridae
Subfamilia: Bathygadinae
Genus: Bathygadus
Species: †Bathygadus mandorovensis

Name

†Bathygadus mandorovensis Schwarzhans, 2013

• Holotype: SMF PO 91623, Otolith.
• Paratypes: (2) SMF PO 91624, otoliths.

Type locality and horizon: Gabon, Port Gentil 1, without depth annotation, Mandorové FM, Miocene, Serravallian to Early Tortonian.

Etymology: Named after the type formation, the Mandorové Formation, Gabon.

References

• Schwarzhans, W. 2013. Otoliths from the Miocene of West Africa, primarily from the Mandorové Formation of Gabon. Palaeo Ichthyologica 13: 151–184. PDF Reference page.