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Rhytidosteinae

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Rhytidosteidae

Taxonomy
Rhytidosteinae was named by Huene (1920). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhytidosteidae by Schoch and Milner (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Rhytidosteinae Huene
2000Rhytidosteinae Schoch and Milner p. 80

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
infraorderRhytidostea
superfamilyRhytidosteoidea
familyRhytidosteidaeHuene 1920
subfamilyRhytidosteinaeHuene 1920
subfamilyRhytidosteinaeHuene 1920

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.

Subfm. †Rhytidosteinae Huene 1920
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G. †Pneumatostega Cosgriff and Zawiskie 1979
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Pneumatostega potamia Cosgriff and Zawiskie 1979
G. †Rhytidosteus Owen 1884
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Rhytidosteus capensis Owen 1884
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Invalid names: Rhytidosteus uralensis Shishkin 1994 [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Spathian or 251.90200 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9South Africa (Northern Cape) Pneumatostega potamia (144129)
Induan251.902 - 249.9South Africa (Eastern Cape) Pneumatostega potamia (144128)
Induan - Smithian251.902 - 248.1South Africa (Free State) Rhytidosteus capensis (145597)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation (Orenburg) Rhytidosteus uralensis (93205)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Russian Federation (Orenburg) Rhytidosteus uralensis (195823)