Taxonavigation: Clupeoidei 

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: Clupei
Superordo: Clupeomorpha
Ordo: Clupeiformes
Subordo: Clupeoidei

Familia: Clupeidae
Genus: †Trollichthys

Species: †T. bolcensis

Name

Trollichthys Marramà & Carnevale, 2015

Etymology: In honour of the American artist Ray Troll in recognition of his spectacular reconstructions of fossil fishes and other extinct and living animals.

References

  • Marramà, G. & Carnevale, G., 2015: Eocene round herring from Monte Bolca, Italy. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60 (3): 701–710. DOI: 10.4202/app.00057.2014 Reference page. 
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