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Steganoposaurus

Captorhinomorpha

Taxonomy
Steganoposaurus was named by Branson and Mehl (1932). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Steganoposaurus belli.

It was assigned to Tetrapoda by Branson and Mehl (1932); to Captorhinomorpha by Haubold (1971); and to Cotylosauria by Haubold (1974).

Species
S. belli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Steganoposaurus Branson and Mehl
1971Steganoposaurus Haubold p. 27
1974Steganoposaurus Haubold p. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
orderCaptorhinomorpha(Watson 1917)
genusSteganoposaurus

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. †Steganoposaurus Branson and Mehl 1932
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†Steganoposaurus belli Branson and Mehl 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available