†Phlegethontia longissima Fritsch 1875

Osteichthyes - Aistopoda - Phlegethontiidae

Alternative combination: Dolichosoma longissimum

Synonyms: Aornerpeton mazonensis Gregory 1948, Phlegethontia mazonensis Gregory 1948, Phlegethontia serpens Cope 1871

Belongs to Phlegethontia according to J. S. Anderson 2002

See also Carroll et al. 1998, Cope 1871, Gregory 1948, Hay 1902, Lund 1978 and McGinnis 1967

Sister taxa: Phlegethontia linearis, Phlegethontia phanerhapha

Type specimens:

  • Phlegethontia longissima: ČGH 129, a partial skeleton (skull with anterior vertebrae and ribs). Its type locality is Nyrany, which is in a Westphalian D lacustrine coal in the Kladno Formation of the Czech Republic.
  • Aornerpeton mazonensis: USNM 17097, a skeleton. Its type locality is Mazon Creek, which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone/siderite in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
  • Phlegethontia serpens: AMNH 6899, a partial skeleton (partial precaudal vertebral column with ribs). Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio.

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of the Czech Republic (1 collection), United States (2: Illinois, Ohio)

Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences

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