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Sigmala

Osteichthyes - Rhynchocephalia - Sphenodontidae

Taxonomy
Sigmala was named by Fraser (1986). Its type is Sigmala sigmala.

It was assigned to Sphenodontidae by Fraser (1986), Carroll (1988), Murry (1989).

Species
S. sigmala (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Sigmala Fraser
1988Sigmala Carroll
1989Sigmala Murry p. 273

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Eosuchia()
Neodiapsida
SauriaGauthier 1984
Lepidosauromorpha(Benton 1983)
superorderLepidosauria()
orderRhynchocephalia
familySphenodontidaeCope 1871
genusSigmala

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. †Sigmala Fraser 1986
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Sigmala sigmala Fraser 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:16:03
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3United Kingdom (England) S. sigmala (13174 13177 13182 13183) S. sp. (13175 13176 13178 13179 13180 13181)