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Saurichthys sceltrichensis

Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy
Saurichthys sceltrichensis was named by Renesto et al. (2021). Its type specimen is MCNS 8505, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Valle di Sceltrich, which is in a Ladinian carbonate lime mudstone in the Meride Formation of Switzerland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Saurichthys sceltrichensis Renesto et al. p. 52 figs. 3-21

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

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 sceltrichensis Renesto et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
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