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Ototriton

Osteichthyes - Rhineuridae

Taxonomy
Ototriton was named by Loomis (1919). Its type is Ototriton solidus.

It was assigned to Salamandridae by Loomis (1919); to Amphisbaenidae by Hay (1930); and to Rhineuridae by Estes (1983), Carroll (1988).

Species
O. solidus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Ototriton Loomis
1930Ototriton Hay p. 250
1983Ototriton Estes
1988Ototriton 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
—Squamata()
infraorderAmphisbaeniaGray 1844
—Rhineuroidea
familyRhineuridaeVanzolini 1951
genusOtotritonLoomis 1919

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. †Ototriton Loomis 1919
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†Ototriton solidus Loomis 1919
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialinfrao
Diet: insectivoreinfrao
Created: 2005-09-16 14:12:18
Modified: 2005-09-16 16:12:18
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Pianka and Vitt 2003, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) O. solidus (136100)