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Rhizodonta (disused)

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Rhizodonta was named by Bonaparte (1838) [actually a "series"]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Reptilia by Bonaparte (1850).

Subtaxa
Emydosaurii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Rhizodonta Bonaparte
1850Rhizodonta Bonaparte

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
superorderRhizodontaBonaparte 1838
superorderRhizodontaBonaparte 1838

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.

Superor. Rhizodonta Bonaparte 1838
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Invalid names: Emydosaurii Bonaparte 1850 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available