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Triturus cristatus

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Urodela

Taxonomy
Triturus cristatus was named by Fitzinger (1843). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. helveticus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1768Triton cristatus Laurenti
1843Triturus cristatus Fitzinger
1981Triturus cristatus Estes
1996Triturus cristatus Frank and Ramus

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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()
familySalamandridaeGray 1825
genusTriturusRafinesque 1815
speciescristatusFitzinger 1843

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.

Triturus cristatus Fitzinger 1843
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Invalid names: Triton cristatus Laurenti 1768 [replaced]
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: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 11.60800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation (Adygea) Triturus cristatus (196591)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Thüringen) Triturus cristatus (45065 45067)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands (Limburg) Triturus cristatus (192405)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Triturus cristatus (49999 50049)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Norfolk) Triton cristatus (49816)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Triturus cristatus (195119)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom Triturus cristatus (93816)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Essex) Triturus cristatus (195211)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Italy (Veneto) Triturus cristatus (193569)