Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidea 

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: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Superfamilia: Cyprinoidea

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Leuciscinae
Genus: Scardinius
Species: †Scardinius ponticus

Name

†Scardinius ponticus Kovalchuk, 2014

  • Holotype: MNH–P 41/2358, isolated right pharyngeal tooth.
  • Paratype: NMNH–P 41/2359, pharyngeal tooth.

Type locality and horizon: Odesa Pontian Lectostratotype (= 16th Station of Bol’shoy Fontan), Odesa Region, Southern Ukraine. Late Miocene, lower Pontian, Late Turolian, MN 13.

Etymology: The specific name is a Latin derivation and reflects the stratigraphic position (geological age of the corresponding alluvial layer).

References

  • Kovalchuk, O.M. 2014. New Extinct Carp Fish Species (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) from the Late Neogene of Southeastern Europe. Vestnik Zoologii 48(5): 411–418. DOI: 10.2478/vzoo-2014-0049 Reference page. 
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