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Coelostegus

Osteichthyes - Protorothyrididae

Taxonomy
Coelostegus was named by Carroll and Baird (1972). It is not extant. Its type is Coelostegus prothales.

It was assigned to Romeriidae by Carroll and Baird (1972); and to Protorothyrididae by Carroll (1988).

Species
C. prothales (type species)
Entered
by W. Clyde on 2003-01-23; modified by T. Liebrecht on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Coelostegus Carroll and Baird p. 322
1988Coelostegus Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
familyProtorothyrididae
familyRomeriidae
genusCoelostegus

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. †Coelostegus Carroll and Baird 1972
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Coelostegus prothales Carroll and Baird 1972
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. L. Carroll and D. Baird 1972Large romeriid captorhinomorph. Parietals deeply embayed for postparietals and tabulars. Distinct lateral lappet of parietal. Frontals and postfrontals marked with deep grooves. Frontals shorter than nasals. Numerous, small posterior maxillary teeth; enlarged canines. Twenty-nine presacral vertebrae. Two sacral vertebrae. Vertebral centra relatively short. In the only known specimen (which is immature) the scapulocoracoid is ossified from more than one unit, and neural arches are suturally attached to the centra.
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4Czechia (Pilsen) C. prothales (84835)