Synonym: Triton Laurenti 1768 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Salamandridae according to M. Böhme 2010
See also Böhme 2008, Carroll 1988, Estes 1981, Frank and Ramus 1996, Rafinesque 1815 and Venczel and Stiuca 2008
Sister taxa: Archaeotriton, Brachycormus, Carpathotriton, Chelotriton, Chioglossa, Euproctus, Koaliella, Koalliella, Lissotriton, Megalotriton, Mertensiella, Notophthalmus, Oligosemia, Palaeopleurodeles, Phosphotriton, Pleurodeles, Procynops, Salamandrina, Taricha, Tylototriton
Subtaxa: Triturus cristatus Triturus lacasianum Triturus marmoratus Triturus minimus Triturus montandoni Triturus opalinus Triturus roehrsi Triturus sansaniense Triturus schnaitheimi Triturus vulgaris Triturus wintershofi
Ecology: amphibious carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Germany (6 collections), Greece (1), Hungary (1), Italy (3), the Netherlands (1), Romania (1), Spain (3), the United Kingdom (8)
• Pliocene of France (1), Hungary (1), Italy (1)
• Miocene of Austria (2), the Czech Republic (2), France (1), Germany (3), Hungary (4), Moldova (1), Romania (2), the Russian Federation (1)
• Oligocene of Belgium (2), France (1), Germany (1)
• Eocene of France (1)
Total: 48 collections including 77 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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