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Proteidae (mudpuppy)
Taxonomy
Proteidae was named by Hogg (1838). It is extant.
It was assigned to Proteida by Cope (1875); to Urodela by Gadow (1898); to Salamandroidea by Kuhn (1946); to Proteidea by Naylor (1978); to Proteoidea by Estes (1981), Carroll (1988); to Caudata by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Urodela by Gao and Shubin (2001), Skutschas and Gubin (2012).
It was assigned to Proteida by Cope (1875); to Urodela by Gadow (1898); to Salamandroidea by Kuhn (1946); to Proteidea by Naylor (1978); to Proteoidea by Estes (1981), Carroll (1988); to Caudata by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Urodela by Gao and Shubin (2001), Skutschas and Gubin (2012).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1838 | Proteidae Hogg |
| 1875 | Proteidae Cope p. 12 |
| 1898 | Proteidae Gadow p. 14 |
| 1946 | Proteidae Kuhn p. 53 |
| 1978 | Proteidae Naylor p. 566 |
| 1981 | Proteidae Estes |
| 1988 | Proteidae Carroll |
| 1996 | Proteidae Frank and Ramus |
| 2001 | Proteidae Gao and Shubin p. 575 |
| 2012 | Proteidae Skutschas and Gubin |
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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.
Fm. Proteidae Hogg 1838 [mudpuppy]
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G. †Mioproteus Estes and Darevsky 1978
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†Mioproteus caucasicus Estes and Darevsky 1978
†Mioproteus gardneri Venczel and Codrea 2019
G. Necturus Rafinesque
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Necturus alabamensis Viosca 1937 [Alabama waterdog]
Necturus beyeri Viosca 1937 [Gulf Coast waterdog]
†Necturus krausei Naylor 1978
Necturus lewisi Brimley 1934 [Neuse River wtaerdog]
Necturus maculosus Rafinesque 1818 [mudpuppy]
Necturus punctatus Gibbes 1850 [Dwarf waterdog]
G. Proteus Laurenti 1768 [Old World blind cave salamander]
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Proteus anguinus Laurenti 1768 [olm]
†Proteus bavaricus Brunner 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lancian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 72.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma
Collections (36 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancian | USA (Montana) | Paranecturus garbanii (144499 144500 144501 144502 144503 144504 144505 144506) | |
| Ti4 | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Necturus krausei (14978) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Romania | Mioproteus gardneri (202336 202337) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Kazakhstan | Mioproteus sp. (64413) | |
| Aquitanian - Burdigalian | Kazakhstan | Mioproteus sp. (64355) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Switzerland (Aargau) | Proteidae indet. (201974) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Greece (Lesvos) | Mioproteus sp. (186558) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Germany | Mioproteus caucasicus (70332) | |
| Miocene | Kazakhstan | Mioproteus caucasicus (200980) | |
| Burdigalian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Mioproteus caucasicus (69098) | |
| Orleanian | Czechia (Moravia) | Mioproteus sp. (200140) | |
| Langhian | Germany (Bavaria) | Mioproteus caucasicus (134954) | |
| MN 5 | Germany | Proteidae indet., Euronecturus grogu (46955) | |
| MN 5 | Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) | Mioproteus caucasicus (175727) | |
| MN 5 | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Mioproteus caucasicus (48325) | |
| MN 5 | Germany (Bavaria) | Mioproteus sp. (205187) | |
| Middle Miocene | Switzerland (Aargau) | Proteidae indet. (201975) | |
| Vallesian | Ukraine (Khmel'nitsk'yi) | Mioproteus caucasicus (48446) | |
| Tortonian | Moldova | Mioproteus sp. (230517) | |
| Tortonian | Germany (Bavaria) | Mioproteus sp. (206345) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Moldova (Tighina Departement) | Mioproteus caucasicus (36143) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Russian Federation (Adygea) | Mioproteus caucasicus (196590 196591) | |
| MN 9 | Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) | Mioproteus caucasicus (75481) | |
| MN 11 | Austria (Burgenland) | Mioproteus caucasicus (37789) | |
| MN 12 | Ukraine (Odessa) | Mioproteus sp. (48175) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Mioproteus sp. (199747) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Florida) | Necturus sp. (20573) |