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Strepsodus sauroides

Rhizodontiformes - Rhizodontidae

Taxonomy
Holoptychius sauroides was named by Binney (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Strepsodus.

It was recombined as Strepsodus sauroides by Huxley (1865), Atthey (1868), Woodward (1891), Hay (1902), Jeffery (2006), Jeffery (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Holoptychius sauroides Binney
1865Strepsodus sauroides Huxley
1868Strepsodus sauroides Atthey p. 322
1882Strepsodus striatulus Traquair p. 544
1890Strepsodus minor Traquair
1891Strepsodus sauroides Woodward p. 348 figs. 51; pl. xvi, figs. 1-2
1891Strepsodus striatulus Woodward p. 352
1902Strepsodus sauroides Hay p. 360
1985Strepsodus anculonamensis Andrews
2006Strepsodus sauroides Jeffery
2012Strepsodus sauroides Jeffery p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderRhizodontiformesAndrews and Westoll 1970
familyRhizodontidaeTraquair 1881
genusStrepsodus
speciessauroides(Binney 1841)

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.

†Strepsodus sauroides Binney 1841
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Invalid names: Strepsodus anculonamensis Andrews 1985 [synonym], Strepsodus minor Traquair 1890 [synonym], Strepsodus striatulus Traquair 1882 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Arundian to the top of the Moscovian or 346.70000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arundian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Strepsodus sauroides (90682)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2United Kingdom (England) Strepsodus sauroides (132670)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9United Kingdom Strepsodus sauroides (137307)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom Strepsodus sauroides (137306 137309 137311 137320 140013) Strepsodus sauroides, Strepsodus striatulus (137310 137319) Strepsodus striatulus (137304)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Ireland Strepsodus sauroides (139985)