Galaxias bobmcdowalli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Galaxioidea
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: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Stomiati Ordo: Osmeriformes Superfamilia: Galaxioidea

Familia: Galaxiidae
Genus: Galaxias
Species: †Galaxias bobmcdowalli

Name

† Galaxias bobmcdowalli Schwarzhans, 2012

Holotype: NMNZ S.52711.
Paratypes (24): NMNZ S.52712 (19), S 52713 (2), S.52714 (3).
Type locality: Home Hills Station, Manuherikia River near St Bathans, Otago.
Type horizon: HH1a bed, Bannockburn Formation, early Miocene.

Etymology: Named in honour of the late Robert M. McDowall (1939–2011) for his many contributions to the knowledge of Recent and fossil fresh water fishes of New Zealand.

Primary references

Schwarzhans, W., Scofield, R.P., Tennyson, A.J.D., Worthy, J.P. & Worthy, T.H. 2012. Fish remains, mostly otoliths, from the non-marine early Miocene of Otago, New Zealand. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57(2): 319–350. DOI: 10.4202/app.2010.0127 Reference page.

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