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Saurorhynchus

Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy
Saurorhynchus was named by Reis (1892) [Sepkoski's age data: J Sine J Toar Sepkoski's reference number: 452,1066].

It was assigned to Saurichthyiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Saurichthyidae by Gardiner (1960), Kogan (2016) and Maxwell and Stumpf (2017).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Saurorhynchus Reis
1925Acidorhynchus Stensio
1960Saurorhynchus Gardiner p. 271
1967Acidorhynchus Wenz p. 17
1985Acidorhynchus Neuman and Wilson p. 1158
1997Acidorhynchus Delsate p. 129
2002Saurorhynchus Sepkoski
2016Saurorhynchus Kogan
2017Saurorhynchus Maxwell and Stumpf p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderSaurichthyiformes
familySaurichthyidaeStensiö 1925
genusSaurorhynchusReis 1892

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.

G. †Saurorhynchus Reis 1892
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†Saurorhynchus acutus Agassiz 1843
†Saurorhynchus anningae Maxwell and Stumpf 2017
†Saurorhynchus brevirostris Woodward 1895
†Saurorhynchus hauffi Maxwell and Stumpf 2017
Invalid names: Acidorhynchus Stensio 1925 [synonym]
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: Devyatov et al. 2005, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Sinemurian to the top of the Toarcian or 199.30000 to 174.10000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (England) Belonorhynchus acutus (122154) Belonorhynchus brevirostris, Belonorhynchus acutus (122153 122155)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Germany S. sp. (186720)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Canada (Alberta) S. sp. (186708)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Baden-Württenburg) S. hauffi (122461)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany Belonorhynchus brevirostris (122170) S. hauffi (186715 186719)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0France Acidorhynchus brevirostris (122733)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) S. hauffi (186714)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Germany (Baden-Württenburg) S. hauffi (91658 186711 186712)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Germany S. acutus (186717) S. hauffi (186713 186716 186718)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Germany (Würtemberg) S. hauffi (186710)
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0Germany S. hauffi (139779)
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0Canada (Alberta) Acidorhynchus acutus (121198)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Germany (Würtemberg) Belonorhynchus brevirostris (122171)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Germany Belonorhynchus brevirostris (122169)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1United Kingdom (England) Belonorhynchus acutus (122372) Belonorhynchus brevirostris (122168) Belonostomus acutus (122167)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Canada (Alberta) S. acutus (186707)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Germany (Baden-Württemberg) S. hauffi (50766)
Opalinum175.6 - 171.6Germany (Baden-Württemberg) S. sp. (182590 186709)