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Eryops erythroliticus

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Eryopidae

Taxonomy
Epicordylus erythroliticus was named by Cope (1878).

It was recombined as Eryops erythroliticus by Hay (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. anatinus, E. avinoffi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Epicordylus erythroliticus Cope
1902Eryops erythroliticus Hay p. 422

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Eutemnospondyli
—Rhachitomi()
—Eryopiformes
familyEryopidaeCope 1882
subfamilyEryopinae
genusEryops
specieserythroliticus(Cope 1878)

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.

†Eryops erythroliticus Cope 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available