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Plohophorinae

Osteichthyes - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Taxonomy
Plohophorinae was named by Castellanos (1931).

It was assigned to Hoplophoridae by Castellanos (1931); and to Glyptodontidae by Fernicola (2008).

Subtaxa
Plohophorini

Synonyms
  • Palaehoplophorinae was named by Castellanos (1931).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Plohophorinae by Castellanos (1931).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Palaehoplophorinae Castellanos
1931Plohophorinae Castellanos
2008Plohophorinae Fernicola

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyGlyptodontidaeBurmeister 1879
subfamilyPlohophorinaeCastellanos 1931
subfamilyPlohophorinaeCastellanos 1931

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.

Subfm. †Plohophorinae Castellanos 1931
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Tr. †Plohophorini Castellanos 1932
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G. †Cranithlastus Arias et al. 1978
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†Cranithlastus xibiensis Arias et al. 1978
G. †Plohophorus Ameghino 1887
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†Plohophorus araucanus Ameghino 1904
†Plohophorus australis Moreno 1888
†Plohophorus barrancalobensis Zamorano and Scillato-Yané 2011
†Plohophorus coronatus Rovereto 1914
†Plohophorus cuneiformis Ameghino 1904
†Plohophorus figuratus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Urotherium antiquum Ameghino 1888 [synonym]
†Plohophorus orientalis Ameghino 1889
†Plohophorus paranensis Ameghino 1891
†Plohophorus sygmaturus Ameghino 1895
†Plohophorus yrigoyeni Yrigoyen 1954
Invalid names: Palaehoplophorinae Castellanos 1931 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:20:40
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:20:40
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Chasicoan to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 10.00000 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Plohophorus sp. (55602)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Uruguay (San José) Plohophorus figuratus (113415)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Argentina (Entre Ríos) Plohophorus paranensis (235747)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Argentina (Salta) Cranithlastus xibiensis (118038) Plohophorus sp. (206042)
Chasicoan10.0 - 8.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Plohophorini 1, Plohophorini 2 (79180)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Plohophorus figuratus (145813)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Plohophorus paranensis (55600)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Plohophorus araucanus (87198)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Plohophorus figuratus (191765)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Argentina (Buenos Aires) Plohophorini indet. (61303)
Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene5.333 - 0.774Argentina (Jujuy) Cranithlastus xibiensis (140638)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Plohophorus cuneiformis (61301) Plohophorus figuratus (152062 152081 152084 152085 152088 198686) Plohophorus figuratus, Plohophorus cuneiformis (198863)
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Plohophorus figuratus (199154)
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Bolivia (Linares) Plohophorus sp. (71112)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Buenos Aires) Plohophorus barrancalobensis (202527) Plohophorus sp. (199155)