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Iguanoidae (disused)

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Iguanoidae was named by Hay (1930). It is extant.

It was assigned to Iguaniformes by Hay (1930).

Entered
by M. Carrano on 2020-08-20; modified by M. Carrano on 2020-08-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Iguanoidae Hay p. 245

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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
—Neodiapsida
suborderSauria(MacCartney 1802)
suborderIguaniformes
superfamilyIguanoidae
superfamilyIguanoidae

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.

Superfm. Iguanoidae Hay 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available