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Platyrhinops

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Amphibamidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Ichthycanthus Cope
1902Ichthycanthus Hay p. 422
1931Platyrhinops Steen
1970Ichthycanthus Panchen p. 65
2005Platyrhinops Schoch and Rubidge p. 517 fig. 8
2008Platyrhinops Anderson et al. p. 70 fig. 9
2011Platyrhinops Bourget and Anderson p. 43
2012Platyrhinops Maddin et al.
2013Platyrhinops Schoch
2014Platyrhinops Schoch and Milner p. 61
2019Platyrhinops Schoch
2021Platyrhinops Schoch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Dissorophoidea()
Xerodromes
Amphibamiformes
familyAmphibamidae
genusPlatyrhinopsSteen 1931

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.

G. †Platyrhinops Steen 1931
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Platyrhinops fritschi Werneburg 2012
Platyrhinops lyelli Wyman 1858
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Invalid names: Ichthycanthus platypus Cope 1877 [synonym], Tuditanus mordax Cope 1874 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ichthycanthus Cope 1877 [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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5Czech Republic (Pilsen) P. fritschi (84835)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Ohio) Raniceps lyelli, Ichthycanthus platypus, Tuditanus mordex (85292)