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Saurichthys apicalis

Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy
Saurichthys apicalis was named by Agassiz (1834).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Saurichthys apicalis Agassiz p. 387
1839Saurichthys apicalis Münster p. 116 figs. Pl 14, figs 1,2
1843Saurichthys apicalis Agassiz figs. Pl 55a, figs 6-11
1895Saurichthys apicalis Woodward p. 19
1976Saurichthys apicalis Sahni and Chhabra p. 221 figs. pl. 1, figs. 10-16
1985Saurichthys apicalis Rieppel p. 8
2002Saurichthys apicalis Chhabra and Mishra p. 153 figs. pl. 1, figs. 3-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderSaurichthyiformes
familySaurichthyidaeStensiö 1925
genusSaurichthys
speciesapicalis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Saurichthys apicalis Agassiz 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2013-12-05 19:36:26
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:31:35
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Devyatov et al. 2005

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Bathonian or 247.20000 to 166.10000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Thuringia) Saurichthys apicalis (149469)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany Saurichthys apicalis (149466 149468)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0India (Uttaranchal) Saurichthys apicalis (153318)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Saurichthys apicalis (31768)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Germany Saurichthys apicalis (149465)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany Saurichthys apicalis (149467)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (England) Saurichthys apicalis (96615 96617)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (Scotland) Saurichthys apicalis (40696 105872)