Congophiopsis lepersonnei

(Redirected from Ophiopsis lepersonnei)
Taxonavigation: Neopterygii 

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: Holostei
Division: Halecomorphi
Ordo: †Ionoscopiformes
Familia: †Ophiopsidae
Genus: †Congophiopsis
Species: †Congophiopsis lepersonnei

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Congophiopsis lepersonnei (de Saint-Seine, 1950)

  • Holotype: MRAC RG N° 2979: a nearly complete large specimen (right face, a small part of the caudal fin is missing)
  • Paratype: MRAC RG N° 8518: a nearly complete small specimen (left face, a great part of the caudal fin is missing)
  • Formation and locality: Songa Limestones (Stanleyville Formation), Lualaba river, 55 km South-East of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo.

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References

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  • De Saint-Seine, P. 1950. Contribution à l’étude des vertébrés fossiles du Congo Belge. Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge, Tervuren (Belgique), Série in-8°, Sciences Géologiques, 5: 1–32. Reference page
  • Taverne, L. 2014. Osteology and phylogenetic relationships of Congophiopsis lepersonnei gen. nov. (Halecomorphi, Ionoscopiformes) from the Songa Limestones (Middle Jurassic, Stanleyville Formation), Democratic Republic of Congo. Geo-Eco-Trop 38(2): 223–240. PDF Reference page