Saurostomus esocinus Agassiz 1833 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Pachycormiformes - Pachycormidae

Alternative combination: Pachycormus esocinus

Synonyms: Caturus gigas Sauvage 1891, Eugnathus giganteus Agassiz 1843, Lycodus gigas Quenstedt 1858, Pachycormus bollensis Quenstedt 1858, Pachycormus latirostris Agassiz 1843, Pachycormus westermani Winkler 1878

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1833. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (1re livraison) 1-48

Belongs to Saurostomus according to R. Weis et al. 2024

See also Agassiz 1833, Agassiz 1843, Agassiz 1843, Cooper and Maxwell 2022, Delsate 1997, Sauvage 1891, Wenz 1967 and Woodward 1895

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (2 collections), Germany (11), Luxembourg (1), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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