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Belonorhynchus

Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy
Belonorhynchus was named by Bronn (1858). It is the type genus of Belonorhynchidae.

It was assigned to Belonorhynchidae by Woodward (1890) and Raymond (1925).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Belonorhynchus Bronn p. 7
1862Giffonus Costa
1890Belonorhynchus Woodward p. 23
1925Belonorhynchus Raymond p. 551

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

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. †Belonorhynchus Bronn 1858
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Belonorhynchus gigas Woodward 1890
Belonorhynchus stoppanii Bassani 1886
Invalid names: Giffonus Costa 1862 [synonym]
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: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Alaunian or 247.20000 to 212.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian - Bithynian251.3 - 242.0Australia (New South Wales) B. gigas (131926)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Switzerland B. stoppanii (117994)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy B. stoppanii, B. intermedius (149323)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen B. sp. (212215)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Italy B. sp. (153108)