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Limnoscelis paludis

Limnoscelidae

Taxonomy
Limnoscelis paludis was named by Williston (1911). Its type specimen is YPM 809, 811, a skeleton, and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Limnoscelis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Limnoscelis paludis Williston p. 380 figs. 1-7
1930Limnoscelis paludis Hay p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Diadectomorpha(Watson 1917)
familyLimnoscelidae
genusLimnoscelis
speciespaludis

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.

Limnoscelis paludis Williston 1911
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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

Age range: Virgilian or 303.40000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Virgilian303.4 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Limnoscelis paludis (34761)