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Charitosaurus

Taxonomy
Charitosaurus was named by Meyer (1838).

It was assigned to Saurii by Meyer (1845); and to Pisces by Storrs (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Charitosaurus Meyer
1845Charitosaurus Meyer p. 282
1991Charitosaurus Storrs p. 134

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
genusCharitosaurusMeyer 1838

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. †Charitosaurus Meyer 1838
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available