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Volgosuchus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Benthosuchidae

Taxonomy
Volgosuchus was named by Efremov (1940). Its type is Volgosuchus cornutus.

It was assigned to Benthosuchidae by Efremov (1940).

Species
V. cornutus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Volgosuchus Efremov p. 98

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
Superstes
Capitosauria
Capitosauroidea()
familyBenthosuchidaeEfremov 1940
genusVolgosuchus

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. †Volgosuchus Efremov 1940
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Volgosuchus cornutus Efremov 1940
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available