Metriorhynchidae
Also known as: Métriorhynchidés
Recorded as extinct.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Family | Metriorhynchidae |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 17 |
| Species records held | 40 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 98 |
| GBIF key | 3238573 |
Genera in Metriorhynchidae
- Cricosaurus — 8 species: Cricosaurus albersdoerferi, Cricosaurus bambergensis, Cricosaurus gracile, Cricosaurus grandis, Cricosaurus lithographicus, Cricosaurus medius, Cricosaurus puelchorum, Cricosaurus rauhuti
- Metriorhynchus — 8 species: Metriorhynchus acutus, Metriorhynchus brevirostris, Metriorhynchus casamiquelai, Metriorhynchus geoffroyii, Metriorhynchus leedsi, Metriorhynchus littoreus, Metriorhynchus moreli, Metriorhynchus westermanni
- Geosaurus — 7 species: Geosaurus araucanensis, Geosaurus bollensis, Geosaurus cynodus, Geosaurus maximus, Geosaurus saltillense, Geosaurus suevicus, Geosaurus vignaudi
- Dakosaurus — 2 species: Dakosaurus andiniensis, Dakosaurus carpenteri
- Maledictosuchus — 2 species: Maledictosuchus nuyivijanan, Maledictosuchus riclaensis
- Teleidosaurus — 2 species: Teleidosaurus gaudryi, Teleidosaurus joberti
- Torvoneustes — 2 species: Torvoneustes coryphaeus, Torvoneustes mexicanus
- Ieldraan — 1 species: Ieldraan melkshamensis
- Neptunidraco — 1 species: Neptunidraco ammoniticus
- Neustosaurus — 1 species: Neustosaurus gigondarum
- Pelagosaurus — 1 species: Pelagosaurus typus
- Purranisaurus — 1 species: Purranisaurus potens
- Rhacheosaurus — 1 species: Rhacheosaurus gracilis
- Suchodus — 1 species: Suchodus durobrivensis
- Thalattosuchus — 1 species: Thalattosuchus superciliosus
- Tyrannoneustes — 1 species: Tyrannoneustes lythrodectikos
- Gracilineustes
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.