Janusiscus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Genus: †Janusiscus

Species: †J. schultzei

Name

†Janusiscus Giles, et al., 2015

• Type species: †Janusiscus schultzei Giles, et al., 2015

Etymology: The generic name Janusiscus refers back to the two-faced Roman god Janus and was given because the type species Janusiscus schultzei shows a mosaic shape characteristics for both, bone and cartilage fish.

References

• Giles, S., Friedman, M. & Brazeau, M. D., 2015: Osteichthyan-like cranial conditions in an Early Devonian stem gnathostome. Nature, 520 (7545): 82–85. DOI: 10.1038/nature14065 Reference page.