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Wolterstorffiella wiggeri

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Wolterstorffiella wiggeri was named by Herre (1950) [Differs from Geyeriella and Bargmannia in lacking basapophyses; closely resembles North American dicamptodontids in vertebral proportions.].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Wolterstorffiella wiggeri Herre
1981Wolterstorffiella wiggeri Estes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
suborderAmbystomatoidea
familyDicamptodontidaeTihen 1958
subfamilyDicamptodontinaeTihen 1958
genusWolterstorffiellaHerre 1950
specieswiggeriHerre 1950

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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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: Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available