Reptilia - Ichthyosauria - Toretocnemidae
Invalid subtaxa: Leptocheirus Merriam 1903 [replaced name], Merriamia Boulanger 1904, Rhachitrema Sauvage
Full reference: J. C. Merriam. 1903. New Ichthyosauria from the Upper Triassic of California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 3(12):249-263
Parent taxon: Toretocnemidae according to M. W. Maisch and A. T. Matzke 2000
See also Carroll 1988, Hay 1930, Ji et al. 2016, Maisch 2010, McGowan and Motani 2003, Merriam 1908, Motani 1999, Sepkoski 2002 and von Huene 1951
Sister taxon: Qianichthyosaurus
Subtaxa: Toretocnemus californicus Toretocnemus zitteli
Type: Toretocnemus californicus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Mexico (2 collections), United States (2: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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