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Sauripteris favosus

Rhizodontiformes - Rhizodontidae

Taxonomy
Glyptosteus favosus was named by Agassiz (1844).

It was recombined as Sauripteris favosus by Woodward (1891).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Glyptosteus favosus Agassiz
1891Sauripteris favosus Woodward p. 365

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderRhizodontiformesAndrews and Westoll 1970
familyRhizodontidaeTraquair 1881
genusSauripteris()
speciesfavosus(Agassiz 1844)

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.

†Sauripteris favosus Agassiz 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available