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Dipnomorpha

Dipnomorpha

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Dipnomorpha Ahlberg
1998Dipnomorpha Yu
2000Dipnomorpha Johanson and Ritchie
2003Dipnomorpha Meyer and Zardoya
2004Dipnomorpha Clement and Janvier
2006Dipnomorpha Friedman and Daeschler
2009Dipnomorpha Clement
2009Dipnomorpha Qiao and Zhu
2010Dipnomorpha Clement and Long
2011Dipnomorpha Long p. 244
2012Dipnomorpha Clement
2013Dipnomorpha Betancur et al.
2013Dipnomorpha Sharp and Clack
2015Dipnomorpha Qiao and Zhu
2016Dipnomorpha Nelson et al. p. 106
2016Dipnomorpha Smithson et al.
2019Dipnomorpha Clack et al.
2020Dipnomorpha Mondéjar‐Fernández et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
orderDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)

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.

Or. Dipnomorpha Ahlberg 1991
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Superor. Ceratodontae
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Or. Ceratodontiformes Berg 1940 [Australian lungfish]
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G. †Ameghinoceratodus Apesteguia et al. 2007
Fm. †Arganodontidae Martin 1982
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G. †Arganodus Martin 1979
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Arganodus arganensis Martin 1979
Arganodus atlantis Martin 1979
Arganodus dorotheae Case 1921
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Invalid names: Ceratodus crosbiensis Warthin 1928 [synonym]
Arganodus multicristatus Vorobyeva and Minikh 1968
Arganodus tiguidiensis Tabaste 1963
Fm. †Asiatoceratodontidae Vorobyeva 1967
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G. †Archaeoceratodus Kemp 1997
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Archaeoceratodus avus Woodward 1906
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Fm. Lepidosirenidae Stirton 1953
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G. Lepidosiren Fitzinger 1837
G. Protopterus Agassiz 1843 [african lungfish]
Invalid names: Protopteridae [empty]
Fm. Neoceratodontidae Miles 1977
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G. †Asiatoceratodus Vorobyeva 1967
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Asiatoceratodus sharovi Vorobyeva 1967
G. †Mioceratodus Kemp 1992
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Mioceratodus gregoryi White 1925
Mioceratodus poastrus Kemp 1997
G. Neoceratodus Castelnau 1876 [Queensland lungfish]
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Neoceratodus djelleh Kemp 1982
Neoceratodus eyrensis White 1925
Neoceratodus gregoryi White 1925
Neoceratodus nargun Kemp 1983
Neoceratodus palmeri Krefft 1874
G. †Potamoceratodus Pardo et al. 2010
Invalid names: Ceratodontoidea Apesteguia et al. 2007 [empty]
Subor. †Porolepiformes Jarvik 1942
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G. †Durialepis Otto 2007
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Durialepis edentatus Otto 2007
G. †Hamodus Obruchev 1933
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Hamodus luktevitshi Obruchev 1933
G. †Heimenia Orvig 1969
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Heimenia ensi Orvig 1969
Fm. †Holoptychiidae Owen 1859
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G. †Apedodus Leidy 1856
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Apedodus priscus Leidy 1856
G. †Duffichthys Ahlberg 1992
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Duffichthys mirabilis Ahlberg 1992
G. †Glyptolepis Agassiz 1843
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Glyptolepis baltica Gross 1936
Glyptolepis elegans Agassiz 1844
Glyptolepis groenlandica Jarvik 1972
Glyptolepis leptopterus Agassiz 1844
Glyptolepis paucidens Agassiz 1844
G. †Holoptychius Agassiz 1843
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Holoptychius bergmanni Downs et al. 2013
Holoptychius filosus Cope 1892
Holoptychius flemingi Agassiz 1844
Holoptychius granulatus Newberry 1889
Holoptychius hallii Newberry 1889
Holoptychius hopkinsii M'Coy 1848
Holoptychius ishora Jaekel 1929
Holoptychius jarviki Cloutier and Schultze 1996
Holoptychius latus Cope 1897
Holoptychius nobilissimus Agassiz 1835
Holoptychius pustulosus Newberry 1889
Holoptychius quebecensis Whiteaves 1889
Holoptychius radiatus Newberry 1889
Holoptychius scheii Kiaer 1915
Holoptychius taylori Cloutier and Schultze 1996
Holoptychius tuberculatus Newberry 1889
G. †Laccognathus Gross 1941
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Laccognathus embryi Downs et al. 2011
Laccognathus grossi Vorobyeva 2006
Laccognathus panderi Gross 1941
G. †Nasogaluakus Schultze 2000
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Nasogaluakus chorni Schultze 2000
G. †Quebecius Schultze and Arsenault 1987
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Quebecius quebecensis Whiteaves 1889
Invalid names: Cyclodipterini [synonym]
G. †Paraglyptolepis Vorobyeva 1987
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Paraglyptolepis karkiensis Vorobyeva 1987
G. †Porolepis Woodward 1891
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Porolepis brevis Jarvik 1942
Porolepis elongata Jarvik 1942
Porolepis foxi Johanson et al. 2013
Porolepis hefteri Gross 1935
Porolepis kureikensis Vorobyeva 1963
Porolepis siegenensis Gross 1935
Porolepis spitbergensis Jarvik 1942
Porolepis uralensis Obrutchev 1938
G. †Pseudosauripterus Ball et al. 1961
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Pseudosauripterus anglicus Woodward 1888
Fm. †Ventalepididae Lebedev and Luksevics 2018
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G. †Ventalepis Schultze 1980
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Ventalepis ketleriensis Schultze 1980
Invalid names: Holoptychiiformes [synonym], Porolepidae [empty]
Fm. †Powichthyidae Jessen 1975
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G. †Powichthys Jessen 1975
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Powichthys spitsbergensis Clement and Janvier 2004
Invalid names: Porolepimorpha [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Emsian to the top of the Holocene or 407.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 402.5 Ma

Collections (231 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Alken) Porolepis sp. (27049)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Northern Territories) Nasogaluakus sp., Heimenia sp. (233061)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Belarus (Gormel) Glyptolepis sp. (232957)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Nasogaluakus chorni (136240)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Australia (Queensland) Holoptychiidae indet. (196702)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Latvia Porolepis sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Latvia Glyptolepis spp. (225795 225796 225797)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Estonia Glyptolepis spp. (225792 225793 225794) Glyptolepis spp., Porolepis sp. (225791)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Belarus Glyptolepis sp. (225886)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Estonia Glyptolepis karksiensis, Hamodus lutkevitshi, Holoptychiidae indet. (225851) Glyptolepis spp. (225803) Glyptolepis spp., Holoptychiidae n. gen. 1 Ahlberg (225804)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Latvia Glyptolepis spp. (225802 225850)
Late/Upper Givetian388.1 - 383.7Latvia Glyptolepis baltica, Laccognathus panderi, Laccognathus grossi (225777)
Late/Upper Givetian388.1 - 383.7Estonia Glyptolepis spp., Hamodus lutkevitshi, Laccognathus sp. (225778)
Late/Upper Givetian388.1 - 383.7Belarus Glyptolepis sp., Holoptychius sp. (225888)
Middle Givetian388.1 - 383.7Belarus Glyptolepis sp., Laccognathus sp. (225887)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Antarctica Porolepiformes indet. (207072)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Iran Holoptychiidae indet. (226048)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Russian Federation Glyptolepis sp., Laccognathus sp., Holoptychius sp. (90343)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Colorado) Holoptychius sp., Holoptychius giganteus (207898)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Quebec) Holoptychiidae sp. indet., Quebecius quebecensis, Holoptychius jarviki (179176)