Scolecomorphus kirkii

Scolecomorphus kirkii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophiona 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Gymnophiona

Familia: Scolecomorphidae
Genus: Scolecomorphus
Species: Scolecomorphus kirkii

Name

Scolecomorphus kirkii Boulenger, 1883

Type locality: "East Africa... probably from the vicinity of Lake Tanganyika".

Holotype: BM 1946.9.5.5.58.

Synonyms

  • Scolecomorphus Kirkii Boulenger, 1883
  • Scolecomorphus convexus Taylor, 1968
  • Scolecomorphus kirkii kirkiiStevens, 1974

References

Vernacular names

  • English: Lake Tanganyika Caecilian