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Orthocosta

Amphibia

Taxonomy
Orthocosta was named by Fritsch (1883). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lepospondyli by Steen (1938).

Species
O. microscopa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Orthocosta Fritsch
1938Orthocosta Steen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
—Lepospondyli()
genusOrthocostaFritsch 1883

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. †Orthocosta Fritsch 1883
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†Orthocosta microscopa Fritsch 1883
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available