Condorlepis

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
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Chondrostei
Familia: †Coccolepididae
Genus: †Condorlepis
Species: †C. groeberi

Name edit

Condorlepis López-Arbarello et al., 2013

Type species: †Oligopleurus groeberi Bordas, 1943

Etymology: The generic name is a combination of the name of Village of Cerro Cóndor, which is the small village closest to the type locality, and the Greek lepis (= scale).

References edit

Primary references edit

López-Arbarello, A., Sferco, E. & Rauhut, O.W.M. 2013. A new genus of coccolepidid fishes (Actinopterygii, Chondrostei) from the continental Jurassic of Patagonia. Palaeontologia Electronica 16(1): 7A. Online, with PDF link. Reference page.