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Engystomatidae

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Engystomatidae

Taxonomy
Engystomidae was named by Cope (1867). It is extant. Its type is Engystoma.

It was corrected as Engystomatidae by Gadow (1898).

It was assigned to Firmisternia by Cope (1875); and to Firmisternia by Gadow (1898).

Subtaxa
Engystoma (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Engystomidae Cope
1875Engystomidae Cope p. 8
1898Engystomatidae Gadow p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
suborderPhaneroglossaWagler
Firmisternia()
familyEngystomatidae(Cope 1867)
familyEngystomatidae(Cope 1867)

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. Engystomatidae Cope 1867
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G. Engystoma Fitzinger 1826
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available