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Spathorhynchus

Osteichthyes - Rhineuridae

Species
S. fossorium (type species), S. natronicus
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by C. Bell on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Spathorhynchus Berman pp. 705-713 figs. 1-3
1983Spathorhynchus Estes
1988Spathorhynchus Carroll
2006Spathorhynchus Smith p. 5
2015Spathorhynchus Longrich et al.
2015Spathorhynchus Reeder et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
infraorderAmphisbaeniaGray 1844
Rhineuroidea
familyRhineuridaeVanzolini 1951
genusSpathorhynchus

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. †Spathorhynchus Berman 1973
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Spathorhynchus fossorium Berman 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialinfrao
Diet: insectivoreinfrao
Created: 2005-09-16 14:12:18
Modified: 2005-09-16 16:12:18
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Pianka and Vitt 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Chadronian or 51.10000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) S. fossorium (136094)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) S. natronicus (16963 16964)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) S. sp. (16991)