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Amphiuma (amphiuma)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Amphiuma was named by Garden (1821). It is extant.

It was assigned to Amphiumidae by Cope (1875), Estes (1981), Carroll (1988), Gardner (2003) and Parmley et al. (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Amphiuma Garden
1875Amphiuma Cope p. 25
1977Amphiuma antica Holman
1981Amphiuma Estes
1981Amphiuma antica Estes
1988Amphiuma Carroll
2003Amphiuma Gardner
2007Amphiuma Parmley et al. p. 76

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
familyAmphiumidaeGray 1825
genusAmphiumaGarden 1821

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. Amphiuma Garden 1821 [amphiuma]
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†Amphiuma jepseni Estes 1969
Amphiuma means Garden 1821 [two-toed amphiuma]
Amphiuma pholeter Neill 1964 [one-toed amphiuma]
Amphiuma tridactylum Cuvier 1827 [three-toed amphiuma]
Invalid names: Amphiuma antica Holman 1977 [nomen dubium]
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: Uhen 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Holocene or 61.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.8 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Amphiuma jepseni (15049)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Amphiuma antica (18646)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Amphiuma sp. (18601)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Amphiuma sp. (227368)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Amphiuma means (20604)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Amphiuma means (154921)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Amphiuma sp. (154722)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Amphiuma sp. (75066)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Amphiuma means (34269)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Amphiuma sp. (227371)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Georgia) Amphiuma means (152113)