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Grippia longirostris

Osteichthyes - Grippiidae

Taxonomy
Grippia longirostris was named by Wiman (1929). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Agardh Bay, which is in an Olenekian marine ironstone in the Vikinghøgda Formation of Norway.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Grippia longirostris Wiman p. 184
2003Grippia longirostris McGowan and Motani
2010Grippia longirostris Maisch
2016Grippia longirostris Ji et al. p. 6
2018Grippia longirostris Ekeheien et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Ichthyosauromorpha
Ichthyosauriformes
Ichthyopterygia(Owen 1840)
Eoichthyosauria
Ichthyosauria(de Blainville 1835)
familyGrippiidaeWiman 1929
genusGrippia
specieslongirostris

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.

Grippia longirostris Wiman 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:07:40
Modified: 2010-02-23 00:20:57
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Smithian to the top of the Spathian or 249.90000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Canada (British Columbia) Grippia longirostris (105082)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Norway (Spitzberger) Grippia longirostris (type locality: 34401)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Norway (Svalbard) Grippia longirostris (196800)