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Sauropsis latus

Actinopteri - Pachycormiformes - Pachycormidae

Taxonomy
Sauropsis latus was named by Agassiz (1832). It is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Sauropsis latus Agassiz p. 142
1833Sauropsis latus Agassiz p. 11
1843Sauropsis latus Agassiz p. 122
1895Sauropsis latus Woodward p. 376

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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
genusSauropsis
specieslatus

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.

†Sauropsis latus Agassiz 1832
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Toarcian or 184.20000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Germany Sauropsis latus (122169)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Germany (Würtemberg) Sauropsis latus (122171)