Wushaichthys

Taxonavigation

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
Ordo: †Peltopleuriformes
Familia: †Thoracopteridae
Genus: †Wushaichthys
Species: †W. exquisitus

Name

†Wushaichthys Xu et al., 2015

• Type species: †Wushaichthys exquisitus Xu et al., 2015

References

• Xu, G.-H., Zhao, L.-J. & Shen, C.-C., 2015: A Middle Triassic thoracopterid from China highlights the evolutionary origin of overwater gliding in early ray-finned fishes. Biology Letters 11 (1): 20140960. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0960 Reference page.