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Nanopus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli

Taxonomy
Nanopus was named by Marsh (1894). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Nanopus caudatus.

It was assigned to Salamandroidea by Leonardi (1951); to Temnospondyli by Haubold (1971); to Temnospondylia by Haubold (1974); and to Temnospondyli by Haubold et al. (2005).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Allopus Marsh
1894Nanopus Marsh p. 82
1932Allopus Branson and Mehl
1951Nasopus Leonardi p. 5
1971Nanopus Haubold p. 17
1974Nanopus Haubold p. 25
2005Nanopus Haubold et al. p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
genusNanopusMarsh 1894

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. †Nanopus Marsh 1894
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Nanopus caudatus Marsh 1894
Nanopus reidiae Haubold et al. 2005
Nanopus vetustus Matthew 1910
Invalid names: Allopus Marsh 1894 [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, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Westphalian or 318.70000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian318.7 - 307.5USA (Alabama) N. reidiae (81525)