IRMNG - Ophiacodontidae Nopska, 1923 †

IRMNG taxon details

Ophiacodontidae Nopska, 1923 †

IRMNG_ID

117086 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:117086)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Pelycosauria †

Direct children (7)

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Genus Archaeothyris Reisz, 1972 †
Genus Ophiacodon Marsh, 1878 †
Genus Clepsydrops Cope, 1875 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Echinerpeton Reisz, 1972 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Poliosaurus Case, 1907 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Protoclepsydrops Carroll, 1964 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Theropleura Cope, 1878 † (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Ophiacodontidae Nopska, 1923 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117086 on 2024-10-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (3)
Notes (2)

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Reptilia (Class) > Synapsida (Subclass) > Pelycosauria (Order) > Ophiacodontidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info All genera fossil (SN2000). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Carboniferous (Moscovian)-Permian (Artinskian) [details]