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Ctenerpeton remex

Amphibia - Urocordylidae

Taxonomy
Sauropleura remex was named by Cope (1868). Its type specimen is AMNH 6907 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio.

It was recombined as Oestocephalus remex by Cope (1869) and Hay (1902); it was recombined as Ctenerpeton remex by Carroll et al. (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Sauropleura remex Cope
1869Oestocephalus remex Cope p. 17–18
1897Ctenerpeton alveolatum Cope p. 83
1902Oestocephalus remex Hay p. 414
1902Ctenerpeton alveolatum Hay p. 415
1998Ctenerpeton remex Carroll et al. p. 120

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
Lepospondyli()
Nectridea()
familyUrocordylidaeLydekker 1889
genusCtenerpeton
speciesremex(Cope 1868)

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.

Ctenerpeton remex Cope 1868
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Invalid names: Ctenerpeton alveolatum Cope 1897 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2005-03-06 14:47:58
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:47:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Pennsylvania) Ctenerpeton alveolatum (165526)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Ohio) Sauropleura remex (type locality: 85292)