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Pseudobranchus (dwarf siren)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Pseudobranchus was named by Gray (1825). It is extant.

It was assigned to Sirenidae by Cope (1875), Goin and Auffenberg (1955), Lynch (1965), Estes (1981) and Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Pseudobranchus Gray
1875Pseudobranchus Cope p. 24
1955Pseudobranchus Goin and Auffenberg
1965Pseudobranchus Lynch p. 72
1981Pseudobranchus Estes
1988Pseudobranchus Carroll

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
—Lissamphibia()
—Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
—Caudata(Scopoli 1777)
familyUrodela()
familySirenidaeGray 1825
genusPseudobranchusGray 1825

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. Pseudobranchus Gray 1825 [dwarf siren]
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†Pseudobranchus robustus Goin and Auffenberg 1955 [dwarf siren]
Pseudobranchus striatus Le Conte 1824 [Northern dwarf siren]
†Pseudobranchus vetustus Goin and Auffenberg 1955 [dwarf siren]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Clarendonian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 12.50000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 4.9 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (Florida) Pseudobranchus vetustus (18541)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Pseudobranchus robustus (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Pseudobranchus robustus (155347)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Pseudobranchus robustus (20573 20593)