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Karauridae

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Karauridae

Taxonomy
Karauridae was named by Ivachnenko (1978). It is not extant. Its type is Karaurus.

It was assigned to Karauroidea by Estes (1981), Nessov (1988), Carroll (1988) and Shishkin (2000); and to Caudata by Gardner (2001).

Subtaxa
Karaurus (type genus), Kokartus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Karauridae Ivachnenko
1981Karauridae Estes p. 10
1988Karauridae Carroll
1988Karauridae Nessov p. 484
2000Karauridae Shishkin p. 305
2001Karauridae Gardner p. 334 fig. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyKarauridaeIvachnenko 1978
familyKarauridaeIvachnenko 1978

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. †Karauridae Ivachnenko 1978
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G. †Karaurus Ivachnenko 1978
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Karaurus sharovi Ivachnenko 1978
G. †Kokartus Nessov 1988
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Kokartus honorarius Nessov 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available