Ventrifossa

Ventrifossa is a genus of rattails in the family Macrouridae.

Ventrifossa
Temporal range: Early Miocene to Present[1]
Ventrifossa garmani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Macrouridae
Subfamily: Macrourinae
Genus: Ventrifossa
Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
Type species
Coryphaenoides garmani
Jordan & Gilbert, 1904
Synonyms
  • Atherodus Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
  • Sokodara Iwamoto, 1979

Species

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus

References

  1. Sepkoski, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560.
  2. Iwamoto, T., Nakayama, N., Shao, K.-T. & Ho, H.-C. (2015): Synopsis of the Grenadier Fishes (Gadiformes; Teleostei) of Taiwan. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, (Series 4), 62 (3): 31-126.
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