Raynerius splendens

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: †Raynerius splendens

Name

†Raynerius splendens Giles et al., 2015

• Holotype: MGL 1245, nearly complete skull.

• Locality and horizon: Upper part of the Grey Member, Ferques Formation, La Parisienne quarry (now flooded), Pas-de-Calais, France. Specimen from lowermost Ag. triangularis Conodont Zone, equivalent to late Palmatolepis hassi Zone (ca. 373 Ma, Frasnian).

Etymology: From Latin splendid (= bright, shining, splendid). Specific name reflects the exceptional preservation and articulated nature of the specimen.

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.