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Actinodon

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Eryopidae

Taxonomy
Actinodon was named by Gaudry (1866). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Actinodontidae by Watson (1919); and to Eryopidae by Cope (1884), Carroll (1988), Schoch and Milner (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Actinodon Gaudry
1884Actinodon Cope p. 33
1919Actinodon Watson p. 64
1988Actinodon Carroll
2014Actinodon Schoch and Milner p. 88

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
familyEryopidaeCope 1882
genusActinodonGaudry 1866

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. †Actinodon Gaudry 1866
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Actinodon frossardi Gaudry 1866
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Invalid names: Actinodon brevis Gaudry 1866 [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Sakmarian or 298.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1France A. sp. (34797)
Autunian298.9 - 283.3France (Saone et Laoire) A. frossardi, A. brevis (180674)
Autunian298.9 - 283.3France (Saone et Loire) A. frossardi (176500)