Raynerius

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
Genus: †Raynerius

Species: †R. splendens

Name

†Raynerius Giles et al., 2015

• Type species: †Raynerius splendens Giles et al., 2015

Etymology: Generic name after Dorothy Rayner (1912–2003) for her contributions to palaeoichthyology, particularly those relating to actinopterygian neurocrania.

References

• Giles, S., Darras, L., Clément, G., Blieck, A. & Friedman, M. 2015. An exceptionally preserved Late Devonian actinopterygian provides a new model for primitive cranial anatomy in ray-finned fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282 (1816): 20151485. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1485 Reference page.