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Andrias scheuchzeri

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Andrias scheuchzeri was named by Tschudi (1837) [also attributed to Holl 1831]. Its type specimen is TSMNH 8432, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cryptobranchus scheuchzeri by Naylor (1981).

Synonyms
  • Andrias tschudi was named by von Meyer (1859).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Andrias scheuchzeri by Westphal (1958).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Andrias scheuchzeri Holl
1837Andrias scheuchzeri Tschudi
1859Andrias tschudi von Meyer
1934Andrias scheuchzeri Swinton p. 77
1981Andrias scheuchzeri Estes p. 14
1981Cryptobranchus scheuchzeri Naylor p. 85
2008Andrias scheuchzeri Böhme p. 165

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
—Cryptobranchoidea
familyCryptobranchidaeCope 1889
genusAndriasTschudi 1837
speciesscheuchzeriTschudi 1837

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.

†Andrias scheuchzeri Tschudi 1837
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Invalid names: Andrias tschudi von Meyer 1859 [synonym]
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

Age range: base of the MP 30 to the top of the Vallesian or 28.40000 to 8.70000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Bavaria) Andrias scheuchzeri (84364)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (North Rhine-Westfalia) Andrias scheuchzeri (84606)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany Andrias scheuchzeri (70332 70337 70338)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Andrias scheuchzeri (49102 69098)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany Andrias scheuchzeri (46955)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Hungary (Pecs Megyei Varos) Andrias scheuchzeri (59664)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) Andrias scheuchzeri (206345)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Ukraine (Khmel'nitsk'yi) Andrias scheuchzeri (48446)
Pannonian11.608 - 7.246Hungary Andrias scheuchzeri (237418)