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Laoporus metszeri

Taxonomy
Barypodus metszeri was named by Gilmore (1927). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Laoporus metszeri by Haubold (1971).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Barypodus metszeri Gilmore
1930Barypodus metszeri Hay p. 7
1971Laoporus metszeri Haubold p. 40

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
genusLaoporusLull 1918
speciesmetszeri(Gilmore 1927)

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.

Laoporus metszeri Gilmore 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available