Cipactlichthys scutatus

Infraclassis: Holostei
Division: Halecomorphi
Genus: †Cipactlichthys

Cipactlichthys scutatus

Taxonavigation: Neopterygii
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

Species: †Cipactlichthys scutatus

Name

†Cipactlichthys scutatus Brito & Alvarado-Ortega, 2013

• Holotype: IGM 6605, almost complete specimen, displaying its right side.

• Horizon and type-locality: The specimens come from outcrops of the Tlayua Formation near the town of Tepexi de Rodríguez, State of Puebla, Mexico.

Etymology: The specific epithet scutatus, in Latin, refers to the shield formed by the large dorsal and ventral scutes.

References

• Brito, P. M. & Alvarado-Ortega, J., 2013: Cipactlichthys scutatus from the Lower Cretaceous Tlayua Formation of Mexico. PLoS ONE, 8 (9): 0073551. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073551 Reference page.