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Sauropleura scalaris

Amphibia - Urocordylidae

Taxonomy
Urocordylus scalaris was named by Fritsch (1883). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMP M458, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Nyrany, which is in a Westphalian D lacustrine coal in the Kladno Formation of the Czech Republic.

It was recombined as Sauropleura scalaris by Baird (1964).

Synonyms
  • Ptyonius distinctus was named by Fritsch (1901). It is not extant. Its type specimen is CGH 3010, a skeleton. Its type locality is Nyrany, which is in a Westphalian D lacustrine coal in the Kladno Formation of the Czech Republic.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Urocordylus scalaris by Steen (1938).
  • Ptyonius bendai was named by Fritsch (1901). It is not extant. Its type specimen is CGH (unnumbered) (skull and partial skeleton). Its type locality is Kostalov, near Trutnov, which is in an Asselian terrestrial horizon in the Lower Rotliegendes Formation of the Czech Republic.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Urocordylus scalaris by Steen (1938).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Urocordylus scalaris Fritsch pp. 129-136 figs. 76-81
1901Ptyonius bendai Fritsch
1901Ptyonius distinctus Fritsch
1964Sauropleura scalaris Baird
1998Urocordylus scalaris Carroll et al. p. 76

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
—Lepospondyli()
—Nectridea()
familyUrocordylidaeLydekker 1889
subfamilySauropleurinae
genusSauropleura
speciesscalaris()

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.

†Sauropleura scalaris Fritsch 1883
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Invalid names: Ptyonius bendai Fritsch 1901 [synonym], Ptyonius distinctus Fritsch 1901 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2005-03-06 14:47:58
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:47:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Westphalian D to the top of the Asselian or 309.80000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5Czech Republic (Pilsen) Urocordylus scalaris, Ptyonius distinctus (type locality: 84835)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic (Liberec Region) Ptyonius bendai (179047)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic (Liberec) Ptyonius bendai (232993)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Czech Republic (Krkonose) Ptyonius bendai (232614)