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Calyptocephalella gayi

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Calyptocephalellidae

Taxonomy
Calyptocephalus gayi was named by Duméril and Bibron (1841). It is extant. It is the type species of Calyptocephalella.

It was recombined as Calyptocephalella gayi by Strand (1926) and Schaeffer (1949).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Calyptocephalus gayi Duméril and Bibron
1926Calyptocephalella gayi Strand
1949Calyptocephalella gayi Schaeffer p. 50

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
AustralobatrachiaFrost et al. 2006
familyCalyptocephalellidaeReig 1960
genusCalyptocephalellaStrand 1926
speciesgayi(Duméril and Bibron 1841)

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.

Calyptocephalella gayi Duméril and Bibron 1841
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile (O'Higgins) Calyptocephalella gayi (71280)