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Gephyrostegida

Taxonomy
Gephyrostegida is a suborder.

It was assigned to Anthracosauria by Carroll et al. (1972) and Carroll (1988).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Gephyrostegida Carroll et al. p. 1
1988Gephyrostegida Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
suborderGephyrostegida
suborderGephyrostegida

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.

Subor. †Gephyrostegida
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Fm. †Gephyrostegidae Jaekel 1909
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G. †Bruktererpeton Boy and Bandel 1973
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Bruktererpeton fiebigi Boy and Bandel 1973
G. †Eusauropleura Romer 1930
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G. †Gephyrostegus Jaekel 1902
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Gephyrostegus bohemicus Jaekel 1902
Gephyrostegus watsoni Brough and Brough 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Marsdenian to the top of the Westphalian D or 321.30000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Marsdenian321.3 - 320.0Germany (Westphalia) Bruktererpeton fiebigi (175907)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5Czech Republic (Pilsen) Gephyrostegus watsoni, Gephyrostegus bohemicus (84835)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Ohio) Sauropleura digitata, Eusauropleura digitata (85292)