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Siren (siren)

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Siren was named by Linnaeus (1766). It is extant.

It was assigned to Sirenidae by Cope (1875), Goin and Auffenberg (1955), Lynch (1965), Estes (1981), Carroll (1988).

Species
S. dunni, S. hesterna, S. lacertina, S. miotexana, S. simpsoni
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. intermedia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Siren Linnaeus
1875Siren Cope p. 24
1955Siren Goin and Auffenberg
1965Siren Lynch p. 72
1981Siren Estes
1988Siren Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
familySirenidaeGray 1825
genusSirenLinnaeus 1766

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. Siren Linnaeus 1766 [siren]
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†Siren dunni Goin and Auffenberg 1957
†Siren hesterna Goin and Auffenberg 1955 [siren]
Siren lacertina Linnaeus 1766 [greater siren]
†Siren miotexana Holman 1977
†Siren simpsoni Goin and Auffenberg 1955 [Simpson's siren]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available