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Saurichthys aculeatus

Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy
Saurichthys aculeatus was named by Henry (1876). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Beure, bed 1, which is in a Rhaetian marine horizon in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Saurichthys aculeatus Henry p. 414

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

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.

Saurichthys aculeatus Henry 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2013-12-05 19:36:26
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:31:35
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Devyatov et al. 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3France (Franche-Comté) Saurichthys aculeatus (type locality: 149398)