Toretocnemus Merriam 1903 (ichthyosaur)

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

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Type: Toretocnemus californicus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Mexico (2 collections), United States (2: California)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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