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Saurichthys semicostatus

Osteichthyes - Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Saurichthys semicostatus Münster p. 119
1843Saurichthys semicostatus Agassiz figs. Pl 55a, figs 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
orderSaurichthyiformes
familySaurichthyidaeStensiö 1925
genusSaurichthys
speciessemicostatus

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.

Saurichthys semicostatus Münster 1839
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2013-12-05 19:36:26
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:31:35
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Devyatov et al. 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Fassanian or 243.33000 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany Saurichthys semicostatus (149466)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Germany Saurichthys semicostatus (149465)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany Saurichthys semicostatus (149470)