Waldmanichthys

Taxonavigation: basal Teleostei

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 Cladus: †"basal Teleostei"

Familia: Luisiellidae
Genus: †Waldmanichthys
Species: †W. koonwarri

Name

†Waldmanichthys Sferco et al., 2015

• Type species: †Leptolepis koonwarri Waldman, 1971

Etymology: named after Michael Waldman who discovered †Leptolepis koonwarri, and the Greek ichthys (= fish).

References

• Sferco, E., López-Arbarello, A. & Báez, A.M. 2015. Phylogenetic relationships of †Luisiella feruglioi (Bordas) and the recognition of a new clade of freshwater teleosts from the Jurassic of Gondwana. BMC Evolutionary Biology 15: 268. DOI: 10.1186/s12862-015-0551-6 Reference page.