Megalampris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lampridiformes

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 Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio: Lampripterygii Superordo: Lampridiomorpha Ordo: Lampridiformes

Familia: Lamprididae
Genus: †Megalampris
Species: †M. keyesi

Name

Megalampris Gottfried, Fordyce & Rust, 2006

Type species: Megalampris keyesi Gottfried, Fordyce & Rust, 2006, by original designation

References

Primary references

• Gottfried, M.D., Fordyce, R.E. & Rust, S. 2006. Megalampris keyesi, a giant moonfish (Teleostei, Lampridiformes) from the late Oligocene of New Zealand. Journal of vertebrate paleontology 26(3): 544–551. DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[544:MKAGMT]2.0.CO;2 Reference page.