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Zaissanurus

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Zaissanurus was named by Tschernov (1959).

It was assigned to Aviturinae by Gubin (1991).

Species
Z. beliajevae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Zaissanurus Tschernov
1991Zaissanurus Gubin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
—Cryptobranchoidea
familyCryptobranchidaeCope 1889
subfamilyAviturinae
genusZaissanurusTschernov 1959

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. †Zaissanurus Tschernov 1959
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†Zaissanurus beliajevae Chernov 1959
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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available