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Pararcus

Reptilia - Placodontia

Taxonomy
Pararcus was named by Klein and Scheyer (2014). Its type is Pararcus diepenbroeki.

It was assigned to Placodontia by Klein and Scheyer (2014).

Species
P. diepenbroeki (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Pararcus Klein and Scheyer figs. 1-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlacodontiaCope 1871
genusPararcus

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. †Pararcus Klein and Scheyer 2014
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†Pararcus diepenbroeki Klein and Scheyer 2014
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. Klein and T. Scheyer 2014[implicitly as for type and only species Pararcus diepenbroeki]
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:38:36
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:38:36
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Netherlands (Gelderland) P. diepenbroeki (142738)