Belongs to Stenopterygius according to M. S. Arkhangelsky and N. G. Zverkov 2014
See also Fischer et al. 2013, Ji et al. 2016, Maisch 2008, Maisch 2010, Maisch and Matzke 2000, McGowan and Motani 2003, Motani 1999 and von Huene 1922
Sister taxa: Stenopterygius aaleniensis, Stenopterygius banzensis, Stenopterygius cayi, Stenopterygius cuneiceps, Stenopterygius hauffianus, Stenopterygius longifrons, Stenopterygius longipes, Stenopterygius macrophasma, Stenopterygius megacephalus, Stenopterygius megalorhinus, Stenopterygius promegacelaphus, Stenopterygius triscissus, Stenopterygius uniter
Type specimen: GPIT 43/0219-1. Its type locality is Holzmaden, Univ Löwen, epsilon II/3, which is in a Toarcian marine shale in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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