Sphenodontidae

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

FAMILY

Published in

<i>Proc. amer. Assoc. Adv. Sci.</i>, <b>19</b>: 235

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

class

Sphenodontia

family

Sphenodontidae

Name

Homonyms

Sphenodontidae

Common names

Tuataras in English

Bibliographic References

1. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
3. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 455 Validation under the Plenary Powers (a) of the emendation to Sphenodon of the generic name Sphaenodon Gray (J. E.), 1831, and (B) of the family-group name Sphenodontidae Cope, 1870 (class Reptilia).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 15, 379-392 (1957)
4. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.