Archaeopteryx lithographica

Taxonavigation

Reconstruction of Archaeopteryx lithographica

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Chordata Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: †Saurornithes
Ordo: † Archaeopterygiformes
Familia : † Archaeopterygidae
Genus: † Archaeopteryx
Species: Archaeopteryx lithographica

Name

• Archaeopteryx lithographica von Meyer, 1861
  • Primary type: Neotype, BMNH 37001
    • Fixation by ICZN Opinion 2283 (Case 3390)
  • Type locality: Germany: Bavaria: Langenaltheim
  • Stratigraphy: Jurassic, Late Jurassic, Tithonian. Solnhofen formation, Solnhofen lithographic limestone

Synonyms

• Archaeopteryx crassipes (C.E.H. von Meyer, 1857)
• Archaeopteryx macrurua Owen, 1862
• Archaeopteryx macrurus Owen, 1863
• Archaeopteryx oweni Petronievics, 1917
• Griphosaurus longicaudatus Owen, 1862
• Griphosaurus problematicus Wagner, 1861
• Gryphornis longicaudatus (Owen, 1862)
• Pterodactylus crassipes C.E.H. von Meyer, 1857
• Rhamphorhynchus crassipes (C.E.H. von Meyer, 1857)
• Scaphognathus crassipes (C.E.H. von Meyer, 1857)

References

• ICZN 2011: OPINION 2283 (Case 3390) Archaeopteryx lithographica von Meyer, 1861 (Aves): conservation of usage by designation of a neotype. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 68(3): 230-233. Proposal and comments Opinion abstract