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Saurichthys apicalis ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4839404https://www.gbif.org/species/4839404
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)202681https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=202681
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Saurichthyidae : Saurichthys : Saurichthys apicalis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Saurichthyiformes : Saurichthyidae : Saurichthys : Saurichthys apicalis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii
classActinopteri
subclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderSaurichthyiformes
familySaurichthyidaeStensiö 1925
genusSaurichthysAgassiz 1843
speciesSaurichthys apicalisAgassiz 1834
Generic NameSaurichthys
Scientific NameSaurichthys apicalis Agassiz, 1834
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Saurichthys apicalisspeciesbelongs to Saurichthysstated with evidenceAgassiz, 1834
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance247 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance168 - 165 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Actinopterygii)
Dietcarnivore (based on Saurichthyidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Griffith. 1977. The Upper Triassic Fishes from Polzberg bei Lunz, Austria. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 60:1-93

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1834Saurichthys apicalis Agassiz
1839Saurichthys apicalis Münster p. 116 figs. Pl 14, figs 1,2
1895Saurichthys apicalis Woodward p. 19
1976Saurichthys apicalis Sahni and Chhabra p. 221 figs. pl. 1, figs. 10-16
1985Saurichthys apicalis Rieppel p. 8
2002Saurichthys apicalis Chhabra and Mishra p. 153 figs. pl. 1, figs. 3-4

References

Griffith J. (1977) The Upper Triassic Fishes from Polzberg bei Lunz, Austria, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 60, 1-93
Münster G. Ueber einige merkwürdige Fische aus dem Kupferschiefer und dem Muschelkalk, Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 1, 114-121
Woodward A. S. , Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History), Part III, 1-544
Sahni A., Chhabra N. L. (1976) Microfish remains from certain Triassic Sections in the Kasmir and Kumaun Himalayas, Proceedings of the VI Indian Colloquium of Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy 6, 218-224
Rieppel O. (1985) Die Gattung Saurichthys (Pisces, Actinopterygii) aus der mittleren Trias des Monte San Giorgio, Kanton Tessin, Schweizerische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 108, 1-103
Chhabra N. L., Mishra V. P. (2002) Middle Triassic fish teeth from the Kalapani Limestone of Malla Johar, Chamoli District (Uttaranchal) 47, 151-155
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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