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Benthosuchus

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Benthosuchus was named by Efremov (1936). It is not extant. Its type is Benthosaurus sushkini.

It was assigned to Benthosuchidae by Carroll (1988); to Capitosauroidea by Yates and Warren (2000); to Mastodonsauroidea by Damiani (2001); to Benthosuchinae by Novikov (2012); and to Capitosauria by Schoch (2013).

Entered
by E. Fara on 2003-01-23; modified by R. Butler on 2013-06-04

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Benthosuchus Efremov
1938Rasaurus Kuzmin
1958Parabenthosuchus Ochev
1972Benthosuchus bashkiricus Otschev p. 172
1988Benthosuchus Carroll
1988Parabenthosuchus Carroll
2000Benthosuchus Yates and Warren pp. 84, 98 fig. 1
2001Benthosuchus Damiani p. 386
2012Benthosuchus Novikov
2013Benthosuchus Schoch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
Superstes
Capitosauria
genusBenthosuchusEfremov 1936

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. †Benthosuchus Efremov 1936
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Benthosuchus bystrowi Getmanov 1989
Benthosuchus gusevae Novikov 2012
Benthosuchus korobkovi Ivakhnenko 1972
Benthosuchus lukyanovi Morkovin 2020
Benthosuchus sushkini Efremov 1929
Benthosuchus uralensis Ochev 1958
Invalid names: Benthosuchus bashkiricus Otschev 1972 [nomen dubium], Parabenthosuchus Ochev 1958 [synonym], Rasaurus Kuzmin 1938 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available