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Gillicus

Osteichthyes - Ichthyodectiformes - Saurodontidae

Taxonomy
Gillicus was named by Hay (1898) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 746,915].

It was assigned to Saurocephalinae by Hay (1902); to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Saurodontidae by Cavin et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Gillicus Hay
1902Gillicus Hay p. 386
2002Gillicus Sepkoski
2013Gillicus Cavin et al. p. 170

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderIchthyodectiformesBardack and Sprinkle 1969
suborderIchthyodectoideiRomer 1966
familySaurodontidaeStewart
genusGillicusHay 1898

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.

G. †Gillicus Hay 1898
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†Gillicus arcuatus Cope 1875
†Gillicus serridens Woodward 1901
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Santonian or 93.90000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Utah) G. arcuatus (67973)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Alberta) G. sp. (221341)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (South Dakota) G. arcuatus (277044)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Kansas) G. arcuatus (277363)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Campanian89.8 - 72.2Canada (Manitoba) G. arcuatus (36743)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) G. arcuatus (188488)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) G. arcuatus (94652)