Lusitanichthys africanus Cavin, 1999

By oilshale (edited)

• December 25, 2016

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopteri Cope 1871
Order: OTOPHYSI Fink and Fink, 1996
Family: CLUPAVIDAE Bertin and Arambourg, 1958
Genus: Lusitanichthys
Species: Lusitanichthys africanus
Author Citation Cavin, 1999

Geological Time Scale

Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Mesozoic
Period: Cretaceous
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Late
International Age: Cenomanian / Turonian

Stratigraphy

"Continental intercalaire" Group
Akrabou Formation

Provenance

Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

Dimensions

Length: 10 cm

Location

Gara es Sbâa
Tafraoute
Tiznit Province
Morocco

• akrabou formation
• gara sbaa
• lusitanichthys
• morocco
• tafraoute

Comments

Taxonomy from de Mayrinck 2010.

Diagnosis from Cavin 1999, p. 690: ": Lusitanichthys that differs from L. characiformis by the long and thin anterior process of the posterior supramaxilla, and by the thin neural spines on the preural vertebrae 3 and 2; pectoral fin with 18 rays; 39 to 41 vertebrae (with ural central."

Line drawing of the head from Cavin 1999, p. 691:

References:

Cavin, L. (1999): A new Clupavidae (Teleostei, Ostariophysi) from the Cenomanian of Daoura (Morocco). C, R, Acad, Sci, Paris, Sciences de la terre et des planètes / Earth & Planetary Sciences. 329, 689--695.

de Mayrinck, D. (2010) Relations phylogénétiques des Otophyses (Actinopterygii, Teleostei), en particulier des Characiformes et en incluant les formes fossiles. Thesis L’UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS DOUTOR DA UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO.