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Pseudobranchus robustus (dwarf siren)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Pseudobranchus robustus was named by Goin and Auffenberg (1955). Its type specimen is MCZ 2279, a set of vertebrae (middle thoracic vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Haile VIIA, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Florida.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Pseudobranchus robustus Goin and Auffenberg
1965Pseudobranchus robustus Lynch p. 72
1981Pseudobranchus robustus Estes

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

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.

Pseudobranchus robustus Goin and Auffenberg 1955 [dwarf siren]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 0.12900 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Florida) Pseudobranchus robustus (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Pseudobranchus robustus (20573 type locality: 20593)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Pseudobranchus robustus (155347)