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Birgeriidae
Taxonomy
Birgeriidae was named by Berg (1940). Its type is Birgeria.
It was assigned to Palaeonisciformes by Savage and Large (1966), Beltan (1980), Bürgin and Furrer (1992); to Palaeoniscoidei by Nelson (2006); and to Saurichthyiformes by Chrzastek (2008).
It was assigned to Palaeonisciformes by Savage and Large (1966), Beltan (1980), Bürgin and Furrer (1992); to Palaeoniscoidei by Nelson (2006); and to Saurichthyiformes by Chrzastek (2008).
Subtaxa
Birgeria (syn. Xenesthes) (type genus)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1940 | Birgeriidae Berg |
| 1966 | Birgeriidae Savage and Large |
| 1980 | Birgeriidae Beltan p. 454 |
| 1992 | Birgeriidae Bürgin and Furrer p. 934 |
| 2006 | Birgeriidae Nelson p. 91 |
| 2008 | Birgeriidae Chrzastek p. 230 |
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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.
Fm. †Birgeriidae Berg 1940
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G. †Birgeria Stensiö 1919
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†Birgeria acuminata Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Saurichthys listroconus Plieninger 1844 [synonym], Saurichthys longiconus Plieninger 1844 [synonym]
†Birgeria aldingeri Romano et al. 2017
†Birgeria americana Romano et al. 2017
†Birgeria costata Münster 1839
†Birgeria groenlandica Stensiö 1932
†Birgeria guizhouensis Liu et al. 2006
†Birgeria liui Jin 2001
†Birgeria mougeoti Agassiz 1843
†Birgeria nielseni Lehman 1948
†Birgeria stensioei Aldinger 1931
†Birgeria velox Jordan 1907
Invalid names: Severnichthys Storrs 1994 [nomen dubium], Xenesthes Jordan 1907 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Griesbachian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 251.90200 to 184.20000 Ma
Collections (122 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griesbachian | Greenland | Birgeria groenlandica (153362 153364 153655) Birgeria gronlandica (120896) Birgeria sp., Birgeria gronlandica (48123) | |
| Dienerian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Birgeria mougeoti (120223) | |
| Dienerian | Madagascar | Birgeria nielseni (153374 153772) Birgeria sp. (153683) | |
| Smithian | Canada (British Columbia) | Birgeria sp. (90301) | |
| Smithian | Norway (Svalbard) | Birgeria sp., Birgeria aldingeri (103365) | |
| Smithian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Birgeria mougeoti (120228 120230 120231 120232 120296) | |
| Smithian | USA (Nevada) | Birgeria americana (188752) Birgeria sp. (188753) | |
| Spathian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Birgeria mougeoti (120222) Birgeria sp. (149368 149369) | |
| Anisian | Germany | Saurichthys costatus (149466) | |
| Anisian | India (Uttaranchal) | Saurichthys acuminatus (153318) | |
| Anisian - Ladinian | Poland | Birgeria sp. (146920) | |
| Anisian - Ladinian | France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) | Birgeria acuminatus (31768) Birgeria acuminatus, Birgeria mougeoti (31769) | |
| Bithynian | USA (Nevada) | Birgeria sp. (93564) | |
| Illyrian - Fassanian | Germany | Saurichthys costatus (149465) | |
| Ladinian | Saudi Arabia | Birgeria sp. (149547) | |
| Longobardian | China (Guizhou) | Birgeria liui (153372) | |
| Carnian | China (Yunnan) | Birgeria liui (123709) | |
| Carnian | United Kingdom (England) | Saurichthys sp. (46889) Severnichthys sp. (176263) | |
| Carnian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Birgeria sp. (120227) | |
| Carnian | Germany | Saurichthys acuminatus (47402 47407) | |
| Tuvalian | USA (California) | Xenesthes velox (188587) | |
| Tuvalian | Slovenia | Birgeriidae indet. (120902) | |
| Tuvalian | Austria | Birgeria sp. (149435) | |
| Tuvalian | Canada (British Columbia) | Birgeria sp. (47324) | |
| Tuvalian - Lacian | Canada (British Columbia) | Birgeria sp. (47325 47326 47327 47328 47329 47330 47331 47332) | |
| Lacian | Canada (British Columbia) | Birgeria sp. (47335 47336 47338 47340 47343 47348 47349 47350 47351 47355 47356 47358 47360) | |
| Norian | Bolivia (Chuquisaca) | Birgeria sp. (203940) | |
| Norian - Rhaetian | Belgium | Birgeria acuminata (131520) | |
| Alaunian | Canada (British Columbia) | Birgeria sp. (47366 47369 47373 47376 47377 47378 47380 47381 47382 47384 47385 47388 47389) | |
| Sevatian | Canada (British Columbia) | Birgeria sp. (47394 47396 47397) | |
| Rhaetian | France (Jura) | Birgeria sp. (60566 60567 60568) | |
| Rhaetian | France | Birgeria sp. (149372) | |
| Rhaetian | Netherlands | Birgeria acuminata (137658 137660) | |
| Rhaetian | Luxembourg | Birgeria sp. (67895) | |
| Rhaetian | Slovakia | Birgeria acuminata (149495) | |
| Rhaetian | Austria | Birgeria sp. (195671) Birgeria sp., Birgeria acuminata (189823) | |
| Rhaetian | Poland | Birgeria acuminata (124679) | |
| Rhaetian | France (Bourgogne) | Saurichthys acuminatus (109711) | |
| Rhaetian | Switzerland | Birgeria acuminata (138750 195672) | |
| Rhaetian | France (Franche-Comté) | Saurichthys acuminatus (149408) | |
| Rhaetian | France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) | Birgeria acuminatus, Birgeria sp. (31772 31773) Birgeria sp. (166561) | |
| Rhaetian | France (Franch-Comté) | Birgeria sp. (60541) | |
| Rhaetian | United Kingdom (England) | Birgeria acuminata (34760 53829 163305 163310 163317 163318 163319) Birgeria sp., Saurichthys acuminatus (120898) Saurichthys acuminatus (57958 122364 122365 122366 122367) Saurichthys sp. (96616) | |
| Rhaetian | Germany | Saurichthys acuminatus (122369 122370 149329) | |
| Rhaetian | France (Champagne-Ardennes) | Birgeria acuminatus, Severnichthys sp. (139922) | |
| Rhaetian | Belgium (Gaume) | Birgeria acuminata (139198 139199 139202 139204) | |
| Rhaetian | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | Saurichthys acuminatus (122368) | |
| Pliensbachian | United Kingdom (England) | Saurichthys acuminatus (105605) |