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Benthosphenus lozovskii

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Trematosauridae

Taxonomy
Benthosphenus lozovskii was named by Shishkin (1979). It is not extant. Its type specimen is PIN 3785/1. Its type locality is Russky Island, which is in a Smithian marine horizon in the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Benthosphenus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Benthosphenus lozovskii Shishkin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
RankNameAuthor
orderTemnospondyli()
—Eutemnospondyli
—Rhachitomi()
—Eryopiformes
—Stereospondylomorpha
—Stereospondyli()
—Superstes
—Trematosauria
superfamilyTrematosauroidea
familyTrematosauridae
genusBenthosphenusShishkin and Lozovsky 1979
specieslozovskiiShishkin 1979

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.

†Benthosphenus lozovskii Shishkin 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available