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Elfridia

Osteichthyes - Gymnarthridae

Taxonomy
Elfridia was named by Thayer (1985). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Gymnarthridae by Thayer (1985), Carroll (1988), Carroll et al. (1998).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Elfridia Thayer p. 690 fig. 5
1988Elfridia Carroll
1998Elfridia Carroll et al. p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RecumbirostraAnderson 2007
familyGymnarthridae
genusElfridia

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. †Elfridia Thayer 1985
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Elfridia bulbidens Thayer 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Westphalian B or 318.70000 to 314.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A - Westphalian B318.7 - 314.6USA (Arizona) E. bulbidens (92271)