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Saurichthys calcaratus

Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy
Saurichthys calcaratus was named by Griffith (1977). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Polzberg bei Lunz (NHMW collection), which is in a Julian marine horizon in the Reingrabener Schiefer Formation of Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Saurichthys calcaratus Griffith p. 4 figs. Pl 1A-C, figs 1,2,3A,B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderSaurichthyiformes
familySaurichthyidaeStensiö 1925
genusSaurichthys
speciescalcaratus

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.

†Saurichthys calcaratus Griffith 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available