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Saurichthys sceltrichensis

Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy
Saurichthys sceltrichensis was named by Renesto et al. (2021). Its type specimen is MCNS 8505, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Valle di Sceltrich, which is in a Ladinian carbonate lime mudstone in the Meride Formation of Switzerland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Saurichthys sceltrichensis Renesto et al. p. 52 figs. 3-21

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

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 sceltrichensis Renesto et al. 2021
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Devyatov et al. 2005

Age range: Ladinian or 241.46400 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Switzerland Saurichthys sceltrichensis (type locality: 180686)