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Hyloplesion longicostatum

Amphibia - Hyloplesiontidae

Taxonomy
Stelliosaurus longicostatus was named by Fritsch (1875). It is not extant. Its type specimen is CGH 15 National Museum of Prague, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Nyrany, which is in a Westphalian D lacustrine coal in the Kladno Formation of the Czech Republic.

It was recombined as Hyloplesion longicostatum by Fritsch (1883).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. fritschia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Stelliosaurus longicostatus Fitsch
1875Stelliosaurus longicostatus Fritsch
1883Hyloplesion longicostatum Fritsch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
—Lepospondyli()
—Microsauria()
suborderMicrobrachomorpha
familyHyloplesiontidae
genusHyloplesionFritsch 1883
specieslongicostatum()

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.

†Hyloplesion longicostatum Fritsch 1875
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

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
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czech Republic Stelliosaurus longicostatus (125662)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5Czech Republic (Pilsen) Stelliosaurus longicostatus (84835)