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Ptyoniidae

Amphibia - Ptyoniidae

Taxonomy
Ptyoniidae was named by Cope (1875). Its type is Ptyonius.

It was assigned to Microsauria by Cope (1875) and Hay (1902).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Ptyoniidae Cope p. 11
1902Ptyoniidae Hay p. 414

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
Lepospondyli()
Microsauria()
familyPtyoniidae
familyPtyoniidae

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. †Ptyoniidae Cope 1875
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G. †Lepterpeton Wright and Huxley 1866
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Lepterpeton dobbsii Wright and Huxley 1866
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available