Megamastax

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Genus: †

Species: †M. amblyodus

†Megamastax Choo et al., 2014

• Type species: †Megamastax amblyodus Choo et al., 2014

Etymology: Genus named from megalos and mastax (Greek), meaning ‘‘big mouth’’.

• Choo, B., Zhu, M., Zhao, W., Jia, L. & Zhu, Y., 2014: The largest Silurian vertebrate and its palaeoecological implications. Scientific Reports, 4: Article number 5242. DOI: 10.1038/srep05242 Reference page.