Rutilus robustus

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: Leuciscidae
Subfamilia: Leuciscinae
Genus: Rutilus
Species: †Rutilus robustus

Name

†Rutilus robustus Kovalchuk, 2014

• Holotype: Prz 10-1/12, complete right pharyngeal bone with one preserved tooth (Prz 10–1/12). It is deposited in the Geological and Paleontological Museum of the Transnistrian State University (Republic of Moldova).

Type locality and horizon: Priozernoe (46°48.13' N, 29°55.39' E), Slobozia District, Trans-Dniester Region, Republic of Moldova. Early Pliocene, late Ruscinian, MN 15.

Etymology: Th e specific name robustus is a Latin derivation and reflects the diagnostic criteria — robustness and large size of the pharyngeal bone.

References

• Kovalchuk, O.M. 2014. New Extinct Carp Fish Species (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) from the Late Neogene of Southeastern Europe. Vestnik Zoologii 48(5): 411–418. DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2014-0049 Reference page.