Quasicichla mucistonaver

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/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Genus: †Quasicichla

Name edit

Quasicichla mucistonaver Bannikov, 2004

  • Holotype: MCSNV T 253/254 complete skeleton, in counterpart.
  • Paratypes: MCSNV S 61/62, S 63/64, both complete skeletons, in counterparts.
  • Type horizon: Middle Eocene, Lutetian, zone Discoaster sublodoensis; Bolca, Pesciara cave.

Etymology: specific epithet represents the abbreviation of Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona, where the type material of the species is housed.

References edit

  • Bannikov, A.F. 2004. Fishes from the Eocene of Bolca, northern Italy, previously classified with the Chaetodontidae (Perciformes). Studi e Ricerche sui Giacimenti Terziari di Bolca 13: 55–74. PDF. Reference page