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Entoptychus leptophrys

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Entoptychidae

Taxonomy
Pleurolicus leptophrys was named by Cope (1881).

It was recombined as Entoptychus leptophrys by Rensberger (1973), Gawne (1975), Korth (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Pleurolicus leptophrys Cope
1902Pleurolicus leptophrys Hay p. 731
1973Entoptychus leptophrys Rensberger
1975Entoptychus leptophrys Gawne
1996Entoptychus leptophrys Korth

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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
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyEntoptychidae(Miller and Gidley 1918)
genusEntoptychus
speciesleptophrys(Cope 1881)

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: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Harrisonian or 23.10000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Pleurolicus leptophrys (17749 17825)