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Lestosaurus glandiferus

Reptilia - Mosasauridae

Taxonomy
Liodon glandiferus was named by Cope (1871).

It was recombined as Platecarpus glandiferus by Cope (1874), Cope (1875) and Hay (1930); it was recombined as Lestosaurus glandiferus by Hay (1902); it was considered a nomen vanum by Russell (1967); it was considered a nomen dubium by Konishi et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Liodon glandiferus Cope p. 13
1874Platecarpus glandiferus Cope p. 36
1875Platecarpus glandiferus Cope p. 156
1902Lestosaurus glandiferus Hay p. 470
1930Platecarpus glandiferus Hay p. 260

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
familyMosasauridae
Russellosaurina(Bell 1997)
subfamilyPlioplatecarpinae(Dollo 1884)
Plioplatecarpini()
genusLestosaurus
speciesglandiferus()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: well-developedf
Reproduction: ovoviviparousf
Created: 2018-01-05 16:32:54
Modified: 2018-01-05 16:32:54
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Gervais 1852, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available