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Saurichthyiformes

Saurichthyiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Saurichthyiformes Cartanyà p. 541
2002Saurichthyiformes Sepkoski
2008Saurichthyiformes Chrzastek p. 230
2008Saurichthyiformes Mutter et al. p. 105
2011Saurichthyiformes Long p. 242
2013Saurichthyiformes Wu et al. p. 2
2016Saurichthyiformes Nelson et al. p. 115

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderSaurichthyiformes
orderSaurichthyiformes

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.

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Fm. †Saurichthyidae Stensiö 1925
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G. †Brevisaurichthys Beltan 1972
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Brevisaurichthys osseus Beltan 1972
G. †Saurichthys Agassiz 1834
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Subg. †Saurichthys (Sinosaurichthys) Wu et al. 2011
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Sinosaurichthys minuta Wu et al. 2011
Saurichthys aculeatus Henry 1876
Saurichthys apicalis Agassiz 1834
Saurichthys calcaratus Griffith 1977
Saurichthys curionii Bellotti 1857
Saurichthys daubreei Firtion 1934
Saurichthys dawaziensis Wu et al. 2009
Saurichthys deperditus Costa 1862
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Invalid names: Saurichthys krambergeri Schlosser 1918 [synonym]
Saurichthys dongusensis Minikh 1992
Saurichthys eximius Minikh 1982
Saurichthys gigas Woodward 1890
Saurichthys gracilis Woodward 1890
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Invalid names: Belonorhynchus gracilis Woodward 1890 [synonym]
Saurichthys grignae Tintori 2013
Saurichthys hamiltoni Stensiö 1925
Saurichthys huanshenensis Chou and Liu 1957
Saurichthys indicus Koninck 1863
Saurichthys irregularis Oertle 1928
Saurichthys latifrons Frech 1903
Saurichthys longidens Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Belonorhynchus robustus Bassani 1886 [synonym]
Saurichthys majiashanensis Tintori et al. 2014
Saurichthys nepalensis Beltan and Janvier 1978
Saurichthys obrutchevi Minikh 1982
Saurichthys orientalis Sytchevskaya 1999
Saurichthys parvidens Woodward 1890
Saurichthys piveteaui Beltan 1968
Saurichthys proximus Minikh 1982
Saurichthys sceltrichensis Renesto et al. 2021
Saurichthys seefeldensis Beltan and Tintori 1980
Saurichthys semicostatus Münster 1839
Saurichthys spinosa Wu et al. 2018
Saurichthys stensioi Lehman 1952
Saurichthys striatulus Henry 1876
Saurichthys striolatus Bronn 1858
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Invalid names: Belonorhynchus striolatus Bronn 1858 [synonym]
Saurichthys subulatus Henry 1876
Saurichthys tenuirostris Münster 1839
Saurichthys tertius Minikh 1982
Saurichthys ultimus Minikh 1992
Saurichthys vjuschkovi Minikh 1983
Saurichthys wimani Woodward 1912
Saurichthys yangjuanensis Wu et al. 2015
Saurichthys yunnanensis Zhang et al. 2010
Invalid names: Ichthyorhynchus Bellotti 1857 [synonym]
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]
G. †Systolichthys Beltan 1972
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Invalid names: Belonorhynchidae Woodward 1888 [synonym]
Fm. †Yelangichthyidae Wu et al. 2013
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G. †Yelangichthys Wu et al. 2013
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Yelangichthys macrocephalus Wu et al. 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 254.17000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (217 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Severodvinian - Vyatkian265.0 - 252.3Russian Federation (Orenburg) Saurichthys sp. (93027)
Vyatkian259.0 - 252.3Russian Federation (Vladimir) Saurichthys sp. (86346)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) Eosaurichthys chaoi (123424)
Dienerian252.17 - 251.3Madagascar (Diana) Saurichthys madagascariensis (153773)
Dienerian252.17 - 251.3Madagascar Saurichthys madagascariensis (153373) Saurichthys sp., Saurichthys madagascariensis, Saurichthys piveteaui (153683) Saurichthys sp., Saurichthys madagascariensis, Saurichthys stensioi (153378)
Dienerian252.17 - 251.3India Saurichthys sp. (181393)
Dienerian252.17 - 251.3Svalbard and Jan Mayen Saurichthys sp. (118074)
Dienerian252.17 - 251.3Madagascar (Atsimo-Andrefana) Saurichthys madagascariensis (120933) Saurichthys sp., Saurichthys madagascariensis (154183)
Griesbachian252.17 - 251.3Greenland Saurichthys dayi (122049 122050)
Induan252.17 - 251.2Australia (Tasmania) Saurichthys sp. (136589 136590 136591)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0Canada (Alberta) Acidorhynchus acutus (121198)
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0Germany Saurorhynchus hauffi (139779)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Germany (Würtemberg) Belonorhynchus brevirostris (122171)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1United Kingdom (England) Belonorhynchus acutus (122372) Belonorhynchus brevirostris (122168) Belonostomus acutus (122167)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Germany Belonorhynchus brevirostris (122169)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Canada (Alberta) Saurorhynchus acutus (186707)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Saurorhynchus hauffi (50766)
Opalinum175.6 - 171.6Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Saurorhynchus sp. (182590 186709)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1United Kingdom (Scotland) Saurichthys apicalis (40696 105872)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Stenoprotome hamata (221230)