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Ophiderpeton amphiuminum

Ophiderpetontidae

Taxonomy
Ophiderpeton amphiuminum was named by Cope (1868). It is not extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Ophiderpeton amphiuminum Cope
1885Cercariomorphus parvisquamis Cope p. 405
1902Cercariomorphus parvisquamis Hay p. 417

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
suborderAistopoda
familyOphiderpetontidaeSchwarz 1908
genusOphiderpetonHuxley 1866
speciesamphiuminumCope 1868

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.

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Invalid names: Cercariomorphus parvisquamis Cope 1885 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, 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 - 307.4USA (Ohio) Cercariomorphus parvisquamis, Ophiderpeton amphiuminum (85292)