Aplodinotus santosi

Taxonavigation: Percoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Percoidei Superfamilia: Percoidea

Familia: Sciaenidae
Genus: Aplodinotus

Species: †Aplodinotus santosi

Name

†Aplodinotus santosi Aguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al., 2014

Holotype: MPEG 1792-V
Paratypes: MPEG 1793-V (6).

Locality and geological age: Early Miocene, Aquitanian, Pirabas Formation, Atalaia Beach, Salinópolis Municipality, Pará State, Brazil (0° 35' 33.6" S, 47° 18' 55.6" W).

Etymology: Named in honor of Rubens da Silva Santos, for his contributions to the knowledge of the Brazilian fossil fish fauna.

References

Aguilera, O., Schwarzhans, W., Moraes-Santos, H. & Nepomuceno, A. 2014. Before the flood: Miocene otoliths from eastern Amazon Pirabas Formation reveal a Caribbean-type fish fauna. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 56: 422–446. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2014.09.021 Reference page.

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