Casieroides
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Superorder:Protacanthopterygii (?)
Genus:†Casieroides
Taverne, 1975
Taverne, 1975
| Casieroides Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Protacanthopterygii (?) |
| Genus: | †Casieroides Taverne, 1975 |
| Species: | †C. yamangaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Casieroides yamangaensis (Casier, 1961) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Casieroides is an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater ray-finned fish. It contains a single species, C. yamangaensis from the Early Cretaceous Loia Formation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1][2][3]
Its taxonomic identity is uncertain, as it has alternatively been classified as a "clupeoid", a pattersonellid, or a salmoniform. The latter classification is now thought to be a wastebasket treatment.[2][4][5]
