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Cursipes

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Dissorophidae

Taxonomy
Cursipes was named by Matthew (1903). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Cursipes dawsoni.

It was assigned to Batrachia by Matthew (1903); to Dissorophidae by Haubold (1971); and to Dissorophoidea by Haubold (1974).

Species
C. dawsoni (type species), C. levis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Cursipes Matthew p. 102
1971Cursipes Haubold p. 19
1974Cursipes Haubold p. 26

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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
Olsoniformes
familyDissorophidaeBoulenger 1902
genusCursipes

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. †Cursipes Matthew 1903
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Cursipes dawsoni Matthew 1903
Cursipes levis Matthew 1904
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available