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Emydops arctatus

Anomodontia

Taxonomy
Kistecephalus arctatus was named by Owen (1876). Its type specimen is BMNH R. 1690, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Emydops arctatus by Broom (1913) and Fröbisch and Reisz (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Kistecephalus arctatus Owen
1905Opisthoctenodon brachyops Broom
1912Emydops minor Broom
1913Emydops arctatus Broom
1913Emydops minor Broom
1915Pristerodon brachyops Broom
1921Dicynodon ictinops Broom
1921Emydops parvus Broom
1921Emydopsis longus Broom
1935Emydopsis minimus Broom
1953Emydops longus Toerien
1953Emydops minimus Toerien
1954Dicynodon ictinops Haughton and Brink
1969Pristerodon brachyops Boonstra
1983Emydops brachyops Cluver and King
1988Dicynodon ictinops King
2011Emydops arctatus Fröbisch and Reisz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
orderAnomodontiaOwen 1859
orderDicynodontia()
superfamilyEmydopoideavan Hoepen 1934
genusEmydops
speciesarctatus()

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.

Emydops arctatus Owen 1876
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Invalid names: Dicynodon ictinops Broom 1921 [synonym], Emydops brachyops Broom 1905 [synonym], Emydops longus Broom 1921 [synonym], Emydops minimus Broom 1935 [synonym], Emydops minor Broom 1912 [synonym], Emydops parvus Broom 1921 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available