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Saurorhamphus

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Eurypholidae

Taxonomy
Saurorhamphus was named by Heckel (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-u Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant. Its type is Saurorhamphus freyeri.

It was assigned to Alepisauriformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eurypholidae by Goody (1969), Chalifa (1985) and Bannikov and Bacchia (2005).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Saurorhamphus Heckel
1969Saurorhamphus Goody p. 121
1985Saurorhamphus Chalifa p. 183
2002Saurorhamphus Sepkoski
2005Saurorhamphus Bannikov and Bacchia p. 516

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderEnchodontoideiBerg 1937
familyEurypholidae
genusSaurorhamphusHeckel 1850

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. †Saurorhamphus Heckel 1850
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Saurorhamphus freyeri Heckel 1850
Saurorhamphus giorgiae Bannikov and Bacchia 2005
Saurorhamphus judeaensis Chalifa 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available