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Pseudoplohophorus

Osteichthyes - Cingulata

Taxonomy

Pseudoplohophorus was named by Castellanos (1926).

It was assigned to Plohophorini by Hoffstetter (1958), McKenna and Bell (1997); to Sclerocalyptinae by Perea (2005); and to Glyptodontoinei by Fernicola (2008).

Species

Berthawyleria gracilis, Berthawyleria uncinata, P. absolutus, P. benvenutii, P. berroi, P. coloniensis, P. compressus, P. francisi, P. gracilis, P. guimaraensi, P. orientalis, P. uncinatus

Species lacking formal opinion data

P. rebuffoi

Synonyms

Asymmetrura was named by Farina (1981).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pseudoplohophorus by Toriño and Perea (2018).

It was assigned to Hoplophorinae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Glyptodontia by Fernicola (2008).
Caudaphorus was named by Farina (1981).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pseudoplohophorus by Toriño and Perea (2018).

It was assigned to Hoplophorinae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Trabalia was named by Kraglevich (1932).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pseudoplohophorus by Toriño and Perea (2018).

It was assigned to Hoplophorini by Hoffstetter (1958), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Glyptodontia by Fernicola (2008).
Teisseiria was named by Kraglievich (1932).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pseudoplohophorus by Toriño and Perea (2018).

It was assigned to Plohophorini by Hoffstetter (1958), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Glyptodontia by Fernicola (2008).
Berthawyleria was named by Castellanos (1939). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pseudoplohophorus by Toriño and Perea (2018).

It was assigned to Glyptodontidae by Castellanos (1939); to Plohophorini by Hoffstetter (1958); to Hoplophorini by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Glyptodontia by Fernicola (2008).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1926	Pseudoplohophorus Castellanos p. 269
1932	Trabalia Kraglevich
1932	Teisseiria Kraglievich p. 306
1939	Berthawyleria Castellanos
1958	Berthawyleria Hoffstetter
1958	Pseudoplohophorus Hoffstetter
1958	Teisseiria Hoffstetter
1958	Trabalia Hoffstetter
1981	Asymmetrura Farina
1981	Caudaphorus Farina p. 784
1997	Asymmetrura McKenna and Bell p. 87
1997	Caudaphorus McKenna and Bell p. 87
1997	Berthawyleria McKenna and Bell p. 88
1997	Trabalia McKenna and Bell p. 88
1997	Pseudoplohophorus McKenna and Bell p. 89
1997	Teisseiria McKenna and Bell p. 90
2005	Pseudoplohophorus Perea p. 177
2008	Asymmetrura Fernicola
2008	Berthawyleria Fernicola
2008	Pseudoplohophorus Fernicola
2008	Teisseiria Fernicola
2008	Trabalia Fernicola

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Osteichthyes
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida

Rank	Name	Author
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Americatheria
—	Xenarthra	()
order	Cingulata	()
suborder	Glyptodontia	()
infraorder	Glyptodontoinei	Gray 1869
genus	Pseudoplohophorus	Castellanos 1926

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. †Pseudoplohophorus Castellanos 1926

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†Pseudoplohophorus absolutus Perea 2005

†Pseudoplohophorus benvenutii Castellanos 1954

†Pseudoplohophorus berroi Castellanos 1940

†Pseudoplohophorus coloniensis Kraglievich 1932

†Pseudoplohophorus compressus Castellanos 1940

†Pseudoplohophorus francisi Mones 1970

†Pseudoplohophorus gracilis Castellanos 1940

†Pseudoplohophorus guimaraensi Kraglievich 1932

†Pseudoplohophorus orientalis Fariña 1981

†Pseudoplohophorus uncinatus Castellanos 1940

Invalid names: Asymmetrura Farina 1981 [synonym], Berthawyleria Castellanos 1939 [synonym], Caudaphorus Farina 1981 [synonym], Teisseiria Kraglievich 1932 [synonym], Trabalia Kraglevich 1932 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialsubc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

ground dwellingo

Diet:

omnivoreo

Reproduction:

viviparoussubc

Created:

2005-08-26 13:20:40

Modified:

2005-08-26 15:20:40

Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum

References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Deseadan to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 29.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (8 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Deseadan	29.0 - 21.0	Uruguay	Berthawyleria sp. (176487)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.63 - 5.333	Uruguay (San Jose)	P. absolutus (140028)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.63 - 5.333	Uruguay (San José)	P. sp. (79347) P. sp., P. absolutus (113415)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.63 - 5.333	Uruguay	P. sp., P. coloniensis (80364)
Huayquerian	8.0 - 5.0	Argentina (Buenos Aires)	Berthawyleria sp. (61299)
Huayquerian	8.0 - 5.0	Argentina (Entre Rios)	Berthawyleria sp. (55600)
Huayquerian	8.0 - 5.0	Uruguay (San José)	P. rebuffoi, P. sp., P. francisi, P. berroi, P. benvenutii, P. uncinatus, P. gracilis, P. compressus (203885)