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Gillicus arcuatus

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Saurodontidae

Taxonomy
Portheus arcuatus was named by Cope (1875). It is the type species of Gillicus.

It was recombined as Gillicus arcuatus by Hay (1902), Cavin et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Portheus arcuatus Cope
1902Gillicus arcuatus Hay p. 386
2013Gillicus arcuatus Cavin et al. p. 145

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderIchthyodectiformesBardack and Sprinkle 1969
suborderIchthyodectoideiRomer 1966
familySaurodontidaeStewart
genusGillicusHay 1898
speciesarcuatus(Cope 1875)

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.

†Gillicus arcuatus Cope 1875
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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: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:09:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:23:33
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Campanian or 93.90000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Utah) Gillicus arcuatus (67973)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (South Dakota) Gillicus arcuatus (181902)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Gillicus arcuatus (188488)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Gillicus arcuatus (94652)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Manitoba) Gillicus arcuatus (36743)