Wardichthys
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Palaeonisciformes |
| Genus: | †Wardichthys Traquair, 1875 |
Wardichthys is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish that lived during the Tournaisian stage of the Mississippian epoch.[1]
It was named in honour of the fossil collector John Ward (1837-1906) of Longton, Staffordshire[2] by Ramsay Heatley Traquair in 1875.
References
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ Woodward, Arthur Smith (1907). "Obituary - John Ward, F.G.S.". Geological Magazine: 141–143.
