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Saurostomus esocinus

Actinopteri - Pachycormiformes - Pachycormidae

Taxonomy
Saurostomus esocinus was named by Agassiz (1833).

It was recombined as Pachycormus esocinus by Woodward (1895).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Saurostomus esocinus Agassiz p. 14
1843Saurostomus esocinus Agassiz figs. Pl 58b, fig 4
1843Eugnathus giganteus Agassiz p. 104
1843Pachycormus latirostris Agassiz p. 114
1843Saurostomus esocinus Agassiz p. 144
1858Lycodus gigas Quenstedt
1858Pachycormus bollensis Quenstedt
1878Pachycormus westermani Winkler
1891Caturus gigas Sauvage p. 74 figs. Pl 7
1895Pachycormus esocinus Woodward p. 388
1967Saurostomus esocinus Wenz p. 137 figs. Pl 31; text-figs 65,66
1997Saurostomus esocinus Delsate p. 129
2022Saurostomus esocinus Cooper and Maxwell p. 7 figs. 2-16
2024Saurostomus esocinus Weis et al. p. 10 figs. 5, 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—AspidorhyncheiNelson et al. 2016
orderPachycormiformesBerg 1940
familyPachycormidaeWoodward 1895
subfamilyAsthenocorminae
genusSaurostomus
speciesesocinus

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.

†Saurostomus esocinus Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Caturus gigas Sauvage 1891 [synonym], Eugnathus giganteus Agassiz 1843 [synonym], Lycodus gigas Quenstedt 1858 [synonym], Pachycormus bollensis Quenstedt 1858 [synonym], Pachycormus latirostris Agassiz 1843 [synonym], Pachycormus westermani Winkler 1878 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 21:09:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:09:52
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Tenuicostatum or 184.20000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9France Saurostomus esocinus (122735)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany Saurostomus esocinus (122170)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9Luxembourg Saurostomus esocinus (228290)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9Germany (Baden-Württenburg) Saurostomus esocinus (91658)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9Germany Saurostomus esocinus (139759 228286)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9France Caturus gigas (122734)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom (England) Saurostomus esocinus (132646)
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9Germany (Baden-Württenburg) Saurostomus esocinus (122460 228287 228288 228289 228291)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Germany (Würtemberg) Saurostomus esocinus (122171)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Germany Saurostomus esocinus (132037)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7United Kingdom (England) Saurostomus esocinus (122167 122373)