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Cnephasaurus

Osteichthyes - Iguanidae

Taxonomy
Cnephasaurus was named by Gao and Fox (1996). Its type is Cnephasaurus locustivorus.

It was assigned to Iguanidae by Gao and Fox (1996).

Species
C. locustivorus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Cnephasaurus Gao and Fox p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
—Pleurodonta(Cope 1864)
familyIguanidaeOppel 1811
genusCnephasaurus

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. †Cnephasaurus Gao and Fox 1996
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†Cnephasaurus locustivorus Gao and Fox 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available