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Steneosaurus lyceense

Reptilia - Teleosauridae

Taxonomy
Steneosaurus lyceense was named by Costa (1864). Its type specimen is Lost (cast: MGGC #2-4511), a partial skull (mid-snout segment), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Tomistoma lyceense by Costa (1848) and Aldinio (1896); it was considered a nomen dubium by Kotsakis et al. (2004) and Nicholl et al. (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Tomistoma lyceense Costa
1864Steneosaurus lyceense Costa
1864Streptospondylus lyceense Costa
1896Tomistoma lyceense Aldinio

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
SuchiaKrebs 1974
Paracrocodylomorpha
Loricata(Merrem 1820)
Crocodylomorpha()
Thalattosuchia()
familyTeleosauridaeGeoffroy 1831
genusSteneosaurusSaint-Hilaire 1825
specieslyceenseCosta 1864

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.

Steneosaurus lyceense Costa 1864
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Invalid names: Streptospondylus lyceense Costa 1864 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubo
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: nektonicsubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2009-07-23 01:12:29
Modified: 2009-07-23 03:12:29
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available