Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
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.