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Ichthyosaurus triscissus

Reptilia - Ichthyosauridae

Taxonomy
Ichthyosaurus triscissus was named by Quenstedt (1856). Its type specimen is GPIT 12/0224-2 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hauff Quarry IX, Holzmaden, epsilon II/6, which is in a Toarcian marine shale in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Stenopterygius triscissus by Maisch (2008), Maisch (2010) and Ji et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Ichthyosaurus triscissus Quenstedt
2008Stenopterygius triscissus Maisch
2010Stenopterygius triscissus Maisch
2016Stenopterygius triscissus Ji et al. p. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
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)
Thunnosauria
familyIchthyosauridaeBonaparte 1841
genusIchthyosaurusKoenig 1818
speciestriscissusQuenstedt 1856

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.

Ichthyosaurus triscissus Quenstedt 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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