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Meantes (disused)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Meantes was named by Linnaeus (1766).

It was assigned to Urodeles by Estes (1964); and to Caudata by Estes and Berberian (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Meantes Linnaeus
1964Meantes Estes p. 69
1970Meantes Estes and Berberian p. 4

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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)
familyUrodela()
suborderMeantesLinnaeus 1766
suborderMeantesLinnaeus 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.

Subor. †Meantes Linnaeus 1766
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Diagnosis
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