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Geocrinia

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Leptodactylidae

Taxonomy
Geocrinia was named by Blake (1973). It is extant. Its type is Pterophrynus laevis.

It was assigned to Myobatrachidae by Blake (1973); to Leptodactylidae by Tyler (1977); and to Myobatrachinae by Sanchiz (1998).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Geocrinia Blake
1977Geocrinia Tyler p. 88
1998Geocrinia Sanchiz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
superfamilyHyloideaFord and Cannatella 1993
familyLeptodactylidae
genusGeocriniaBlake 1973

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. Geocrinia Blake 1973
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Geocrinia laevis Günther 1864
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) G. laevis (28298)