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Plohophorus cuneiformis

Osteichthyes - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Taxonomy
Plohophorus cuneiformis was named by Ameghino (1904).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Plohophorus cuneiformis Ameghino p. 138
1914Plohophorus cuneiformis Rovereto p. 153

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyGlyptodontidaeBurmeister 1879
subfamilyPlohophorinaeCastellanos 1931
tribePlohophoriniCastellanos 1932
genusPlohophorusAmeghino 1887
speciescuneiformis

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.

†Plohophorus cuneiformis Ameghino 1904
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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 20:20:40
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Montehermosan or 5.00000 to 3.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Plohophorus cuneiformis (61301 198863)