Janusiscus schultzei

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: †Janusiscus schultzei

Name edit

Janusiscus schultzei Giles, et al., 2015

Etymology: in honor of Hans-Peter Schultze, who first described the fossil (erroneously as member of †Dialipina).

References edit

  • 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
  • Schultze, H.-P. 1992. Early Devonian actinopterygians (Osteichthyes, Pisces) from Siberia. Pp. 233–242 in Mark-Kurik, E.: Fossil Fishes as Living Animals. Academy of Sciences of Estonia. Reference page