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Protritonidae (disused)

Amphibia - Protritonidae

Taxonomy
Protritonidae was named by Nicholson and Lydekker (1889).

It was assigned to Microsauria by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Protritonidae Nicholson and Lydekker
1902Protritonidae Hay p. 410

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
Lepospondyli()
Microsauria()
familyProtritonidaeNicholson and Lydekker 1889
familyProtritonidaeNicholson and Lydekker 1889

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.

Fm. †Protritonidae Nicholson and Lydekker 1889
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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: Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available