Nigerium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

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: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Claroteidae
Genus: Nigerium
Species: †N. gadense – †N. tamaguelense – †N. wurnoense

Name

• Nigerium White, 1934

References

• Longbottom, A.; 2010: A new species of the catfish Nigerium from the Palaeogene of the Tilemsi Valley, Republic of Mali. Palaeontology, 53 (3): 571–594. DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00946.x
• White, E. I; 1934: Fossil Fishes of Sokoto Province. Bull. geol. Surv. Nigeria, 14: 70. / Geol. Mag. Lond., 74: 144.