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Benthosuchidae

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Benthosuchidae

Taxonomy
Benthosuchidae was named by Efremov (1940). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Neorhachitomi by Efremov (1940); and to Capitosauroidea by Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Benthosuchidae Efremov
1988Benthosuchidae Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
Superstes
Capitosauria
Capitosauroidea()
familyBenthosuchidaeEfremov 1940
familyBenthosuchidaeEfremov 1940

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. †Benthosuchidae Efremov 1940
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G. †Angusaurus Getmanov 1989
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Angusaurus dentatus Getmanov 1989
Angusaurus succedaneus Getmanov 1989
Angusaurus tsylmensis Novikov et al. 1990
Angusaurus weidenbaumi Kuzmin 1935
Subfm. †Qantasinae Novikov 2012
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G. †Qantas Novikov 2012
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Qantas samarensis Novikov 2012
Subfm. †Syrtosuchinae Novikov 2016
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G. †Syrtosuchus Novikov 2016
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Syrtosuchus morkovini Novikov 2016
Syrtosuchus samarensis Novikov 2016
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Invalid names: Wetlugasaurus samarensis Sennikov 1981 [replaced]
G. †Volgosuchus Efremov 1940
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Volgosuchus cornutus Efremov 1940
G. †Vyborosaurus Novikov 1990
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Vyborosaurus mirus Novikov et al. 1990
Invalid names: Benthosuchinae Efremov 1937 [empty], Eocyclotosaurinae Morales and Kamphausen 1984 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available