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Ventastega

Taxonomy
Ventastega was named by Ahlberg et al. (1994). It is not extant. Its type is Ventastega curonica.

It was assigned to Tetrapoda by Ahlberg et al. (1994); and to Tetrapodomorpha by Clack and Milner (2015).

Species
V. curonica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Ventastega Ahlberg et al.
1994Ventastega Ahlberg et al. p. 306
2015Ventastega Clack and Milner p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
genusVentastegaAhlberg et al. 1994

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Ventastega Ahlberg et al. 1994
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Ventastega curonica Ahlberg et al. 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Famennian or 372.20000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Latvia V. curonica (176220)