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Ophiderpetontidae
Taxonomy
Ophiderpetontidae was named by Schwarz (1908). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Aistopoda by Kuhn (1946); and to Aistopoda by Thayer (1985), Carroll (1988) and Carroll et al. (1998).
It was assigned to Aistopoda by Kuhn (1946); and to Aistopoda by Thayer (1985), Carroll (1988) and Carroll et al. (1998).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1908 | Ophiderpetontidae Schwarz |
1946 | Ophiderpetontidae Kuhn p. 53 |
1985 | Ophiderpetontidae Thayer p. 687 |
1988 | Ophiderpetontidae Carroll |
1998 | Ophiderpetontidae Carroll et al. p. xii |
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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.
Fm. †Ophiderpetontidae Schwarz 1908
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G. †Ophiderpeton Huxley 1866
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†Ophiderpeton amphiuminum Cope 1868
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Invalid names: Cercariomorphus parvisquamis Cope 1885 [synonym]
†Ophiderpeton brownriggi Wright and Huxley 1871
†Ophiderpeton kirktonense Milner 1994
†Ophiderpeton swisshelmense Thayer 1985
Invalid names: Cercariomorphus Cope 1885 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Westphalian D or 336.00000 to 307.50000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Brigantian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Ophiderpeton kirktonense (22725) | |
Westphalian A | Ireland (Lenister) | Ophiderpeton sp., Ophiderpeton brownriggi (175806) | |
Westphalian A - Westphalian B | USA (Arizona) | Ophiderpeton swisshelmense (92271) | |
Moscovian | USA (Colorado) | Coloraderpeton brilli (176968) | |
Westphalian D | USA (Ohio) | Cercariomorphus parvisquamis, Ophiderpeton amphiuminum (85292) |