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Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys)

Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy
Eosaurichthys was named by Liu and Wei (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: P u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Eosaurichthys chaoi.

It was reranked as Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) by Tintori (2013).

It was assigned to Saurichthyidae by Liu and Wei (1988); to Saurichthyiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Saurichthys by Tintori (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Eosaurichthys Liu and Wei p. 78
2002Eosaurichthys Sepkoski
2013Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) Tintori p. 291

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

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.

Subg. †Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) Liu and Wei 1988
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Diagnosis
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