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Batrachiderpeton

Amphibia - Diplocaulidae

Taxonomy
Batrachiderpeton was named by Hancock and Atthey (1871). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Batrachiderpetontinae by Beerbower (1963); to Keraterpetontidae by Carroll (1988); to Diplocaulidae by Carroll et al. (1998); and to Nectridea by Maddin et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Batrachiderpeton Hancock and Atthey
1963Batrachiderpeton Beerbower p. 104
1988Batrachiderpeton Carroll
1998Batrachiderpeton Carroll et al. p. 76
2012Batrachiderpeton Maddin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
Lepospondyli()
Nectridea()
familyDiplocaulidae
genusBatrachiderpetonHancock and Atthey 1871

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. †Batrachiderpeton Hancock and Atthey 1871
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Batrachiderpeton lineatum Hancock and Atthey 1869
Batrachiderpeton reticulatum Hancock and Atthey 1869
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2005-03-06 14:47:58
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:47:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Bashkirian or 323.20000 to 315.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2United Kingdom (England) B. lineatum (132670) Urocordylus reticulatus (177139)