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Rhamphorhynchus longimanus

Reptilia - Rhamphorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Rhamphorhynchus longimanus was named by Wagner (1858).

It was synonymized subjectively with Rhamphorhynchus gemmingi by Lydekker (1888).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Rhamphorhynchus suevicus Fraas
1858Rhamphorhynchus longimanus Wagner
1869Rhamphorhynchus longimanus Seeley p. 142
1890Rhamphorhynchus longimanus Zittel p. 796

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
RankNameAuthor
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
PterosauromorphaPadian 1997
Pterosauria(Kaup 1834)
Macronychoptera
NovialoideaKellner 2003
Breviquartossa
familyRhamphorhynchidaeSeeley 1870
subfamilyRhamphorhynchinaeNopcsa 1928
genusRhamphorhynchusMeyer 1847
specieslongimanusWagner 1858

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.

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Invalid names: Rhamphorhynchus suevicus Fraas 1855 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantg
Diet: piscivoreg
Created: 2009-01-05 17:19:09
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:19:09
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gudger 1944, Padian 1985, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available