Jarvikina

Extinct genus of fishes

Jarvikina
Temporal range: Devonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha
Clade: Eotetrapodiformes
Family: Tristichopteridae
Genus: Jarvikina
Vorobyeva, 1977
Species:
J. wenjukowi
Binomial name
Jarvikina wenjukowi
(Rohon, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Cricodus wenjukowi Rohon, 1889
  • Eusthenopteron wenjukowi Rohon, 1889
  • Eusthenodon wenjukowi Rohon, 1889

Jarvikina is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Devonian period. Jarvikina named after the Swedish palaeontologist Erik Jarvik.

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Taxon identifiers
Jarvikina wenjukowi


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