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Pleurodeles

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Pleurodeles was named by Michahelles (1830). It is extant.

It was assigned to Salamandridae by Estes (1981), Carroll (1988).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Pleurodeles Michahelles
1981Pleurodeles Estes
1988Pleurodeles Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
familySalamandridaeGray 1825
genusPleurodelesMichahelles 1830

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. Pleurodeles Michahelles 1830
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Pleurodeles waltl Michahelles 1830 [Iberian ribbed newt]
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, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Spain P. sp. (193557)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Spain (Alcolea de Calatrava) P. waltl (224542)