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: †Pycnodontiformes
Genus: †Acrorhinichthys
Species: †A. poyatoi

Name

†Acrorhinichthys Taverne & Capasso, 2015

Etymology: From the Greek Akron, akrou, point, rhis, rhinos, nose, and ichthys, fish. The name refers to the sharp end of the snout in this fish.

References

  • Taverne, L. & Capasso, L., 2015: Osteology and relationships of Acrorhinichthys poyatoi gen. et sp. nov. (Pycnodontiformes) from the marine Late Cretaceous of Lebanon. PDFReference page. 
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