Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Birgeriidae
Alternative combination: Saurichthys costatus
Full reference: G. Münster. 1839. Ueber einige merkwürdige Fische aus dem Kupferschiefer und dem Muschelkalk. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 1:114-121
Belongs to Birgeria according to T. Bürgin and H. Furrer 1993
See also Agassiz 1843 and Münster 1839
Sister taxa: Birgeria acuminata, Birgeria aldingeri, Birgeria americana, Birgeria groenlandica, Birgeria gronlandica, Birgeria guizhouensis, Birgeria liui, Birgeria mougeoti, Birgeria nielseni, Birgeria stensioei, Birgeria velox, Severnichthys
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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