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Saurichthys spinosa

Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy
Saurichthys spinosa was named by Wu et al. (2018). Its type specimen is IVPP V 23062, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Dawazi, Luoping County (IVPP coll), which is in a Pelsonian carbonate lime mudstone in the Guanling Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Saurichthys spinosa Wu et al. p. 276 figs. 2-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderSaurichthyiformes
familySaurichthyidaeStensiö 1925
genusSaurichthys
speciesspinosa

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 spinosa Wu et al. 2018
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Devyatov et al. 2005

Age range: Pelsonian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China Saurichthys spinosa (117939)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) Saurichthys spinosa (type locality: 146382)