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Porierpeton

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Porierpeton was named by Fritsch (1885). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Temnospondyli by Fritsch (1885).

Species
P. nitens

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Porierpeton Fritsch
1885Porierpeton nitens Fritsch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
genusPorierpetonFritsch 1885

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. †Porierpeton Fritsch 1885
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Invalid names: Porierpeton nitens Fritsch 1885 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available