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Siren simpsoni (Simpson's siren)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Siren simpsoni was named by Goin and Auffenberg (1955) [named after Clarence Simpson of the Florida Geological Survey, not G. G. Simpson]. Its type specimen is MCZ 2284, a set of vertebrae (thoracic vertebra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Haile 6A, which is in a Clarendonian/Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Florida.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Siren simpsoni Goin and Auffenberg p. 500 figs. 1B, 3A
1981Siren simpsoni Estes

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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)
Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
familySirenidaeGray 1825
genusSirenLinnaeus 1766
speciessimpsoni

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.

Siren simpsoni Goin and Auffenberg 1955 [Simpson's siren]
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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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Clarendonian to the top of the Hemphillian or 12.50000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (Florida) Siren simpsoni (type locality: 18541)