Malingichthys wanfenglinensis

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
Ordo: †Pholidophoriformes
Familia: †Pholidophoridae
Genus: †Malingichthys

Species: †Malingichthys wanfenglinensis

Name

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Malingichthys wanfenglinensis Tintori et al., 2015

Type locality: Nimaigu village, Wusha District, Xingyi City, Guizhou Province, China.

Etymology: From Wanfenglin, translated as "Forest of Ten Thousand peaks", a karst region near Xingyi City characterised by pointed rocky hills giving rise to a toothed skyline, remembering the teeth of this species.

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