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Melanerpeton latirostre

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Branchiosauridae

Taxonomy
Melanerpeton latirostris was named by Credner (1881).

It was corrected as Melanerpeton latirostre by Geinitz and Deichmüller (1882), Carroll et al. (1972).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Melanerpeton latirostris Credner
1882Melanerpeton latirostre Geinitz and Deichmüller p. 23
1972Melanerpeton latirostre Carroll et al. p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Dissorophoidea()
Xerodromes
Amphibamiformes
familyBranchiosauridaeFritsch 1883
genusMelanerpetonFritsch 1878
specieslatirostre(Credner 1881)

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.

Melanerpeton latirostre Credner 1881
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available