Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Sassenia groenlandica

Osteichthyes - Sasseniidae

Taxonomy
Sassenia groenlandica was named by Forey (1998). Its type specimen is MGUH VP.2326, a partial skeleton (Head and shoulder girdle plus anterior scales), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Sassenia groenlandica Forey p. 337
2004Sassenia groenlandica Schultze p. 486

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassActinistia(Cope 1870)
familySasseniidae
genusSassenia
speciesgroenlandica

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.

Sassenia groenlandica Forey 1998
show all | hide all
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Induan or 251.90200 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9Greenland Sassenia groenlandica (238863)