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Megalotriton

Osteichthyes - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Megalotriton was named by Zittel (1890). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Salamandridae by Estes (1981), Carroll (1988).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Megalotriton Zittel
1981Megalotriton Estes
1988Megalotriton Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
familySalamandridaeGray 1825
genusMegalotritonZittel 1890

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. †Megalotriton Zittel 1890
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Megalotriton filholi Zittel 1890
Megalotriton portisi De Stefano 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available