Rhinconichthys

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pachycormiformes
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 Ordo: †Pachycormiformes

Familia: †Pachycormidae
Genus: †Rhinconichthys
Species: †R. purgatoirensis – †R. taylori – †R. uyenoi

Name

Rhinconichthys Friedman et al., 2010

Type species: †Rhinconichthys taylori Friedman et al., 2010

References

Primary references

• Friedman, M., Shimada, K., Martin, L.D., Everhart, M.J., Liston, J., Maltese, A. & Triebold, M. 2010. 100-million-year dynasty of giant planktivorous bony fishes in the Mesozoic seas. Science 327(5968): 990–993. DOI: 10.1126/science.1184743 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Schumacher, B.A., Shimada, K., Liston, J. & Maltese, A. 2016. Highly specialized suspension-feeding bony fish Rhinconichthys (Actinopterygii: Pachycormiformes) from the mid-Cretaceous of the United States, England, and Japan. Cretaceous Research 61: 71–85. DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2015.12.017 Reference page.