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Shastasaurinae (disused)

Osteichthyes - Shastasauridae

Taxonomy
Shastasaurinae was named by Merriam (1908). It is not extant. Its type is Shastasaurus.

It was assigned to Mixosauridae by Merriam (1908); and to Shastasauridae by Hay (1930), Motani (1999), Ji et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Shastasaurinae Merriam
1930Shastasaurinae Hay p. 124
1999Shastasaurinae Motani p. 480
2016Shastasaurinae Ji et al. p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Ichthyosauromorpha
Ichthyosauriformes
Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
Eoichthyosauria
Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
Hueneosauria
Merriamosauria
familyShastasauridaeMerriam 1902
subfamilyShastasaurinaeMerriam 1908
subfamilyShastasaurinaeMerriam 1908

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.

Subfm. †Shastasaurinae Merriam 1908
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Motani 1999Scapular longitudinal axis not parallel to glenoid, forming angle of about 60 degrees with the latter; radius without shaft anteriorly; radius twice as large as ulna.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:07:40
Modified: 2010-02-23 00:20:57
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available