Planktophaga minuta

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

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: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Cyprinidae
Genus: †Planktophaga

Species: †Planktophaga minuta

Name

†Planktophaga minuta Böhme et al., 2014

• Holotype: GPIT/OS 817, isolated pharyngeal tooth.
• Type locality: Na Duong coal mine, northern Vietnam.
• Type horizon and stratigraphy: Rhin Chua Formation, late Middle to Late Eocene.

Etymology: minuta (= Latin for “very small”).

References

• Böhme, M., Aiglstorfer, M., Antoine, P.-O., Appel, E., Havlik, P., Métais, G., Phuc, L.T., Schneider, S., Setzer, F., Tappert, R., Tran, D.N., Uhl, D. & Prieto, J. (2014). Na Duong (northern Vietnam) – an exceptional window into Eocene ecosystems from Southeast Asia. Zitteliana A, 53: 120–167. PDF Reference page.