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Dipteriformes

Dipnoi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Dipteriformes Sepkoski
2016Dipteriformes Nelson et al. p. 107

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
orderDipteriformes
orderDipteriformes

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.

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Fm. †Dipteridae Owen 1846
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G. †Conchodus McCoy 1848
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Conchodus elkneri Gorisdro-Kulczycka 1950
Conchodus jerofejewi Pander 1858
Conchodus ostreaformis McCoy 1848
Conchodus parvulus Bryant and Johnson 1936
Conchodus plicatus Dawson 1868
Invalid names: Cheirodus Pander 1858 [synonym]
G. †Dipterus Sedgwick and Murchison 1828
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Dipterus calvini Eastman 1900
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Invalid names: Dipterus (Ctenodus) radiatus Newberry 1889 [replaced]
Dipterus costatus Eastman 1900
Dipterus crassus Gross 1933
Dipterus flabelliformis Newberry 1889
Dipterus fleisheri Williams 1882
Dipterus johnsoni Bryant and Johnson 1936
Dipterus macropterus Traquair 1888
Dipterus microsoma Hills 1931
Dipterus minutus Newberry 1889
Dipterus mordax Eastman 1900
Dipterus nelsoni Newberry 1889
Dipterus oervigi Gross 1964
Dipterus serratus Eichwald 1844
Dipterus sherwoodi Newberry 1875
Dipterus uddeni Eastman 1900
Dipterus valenciennesi Sedgwick and Murchison 1828
Invalid names: Catopterus Agassiz 1833 [synonym]
G. †Grossipterus Obruchev 1964
G. †Howidipterus Long 1992
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Howidipterus donnae Long 1992
Fm. †Fleurantiidae Westoll 1949
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G. †Barwickia Long 1992
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Barwickia downunda Long 1992
G. †Iranorhynchus Janvier and Martin 1978
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Iranorhynchus seyedmamii Janvier and Martin 1978
Fm. †Phaneropleuridae Huxley
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G. †Pentlandia Watson and Day 1916
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Pentlandia macropterus Watson and Day 1916
G. †Phaneropleuron Huxley
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Phaneropleuron andersoni Huxley 1859
Phaneropleuron curtum Whiteaves 1881
G. †Scaumenacia Whiteaves 1881
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Scaumenacia curta Whiteaves 1881
Fm. †Rhynchodipteridae Berg 1940
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G. †Fleurantia Graham-Smith and Westoll 1937
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Fleurantia denticulata Graham-Smith and Westoll 1937
G. †Jarvikia Lehman 1959
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Jarvikia arctica Lehman 1959
G. †Rhynchodipterus Save-Soderberg 1937
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Rhynchodipterus elginensis Save-Soderbergh 1937
G. †Soederberghia Lehman 1959
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Soederberghia simpsoni Ahlberg et al. 2001
G. †Speonesydrion Campbell and Barwick 1983
Fm. †Stomiahykidae Bernacsek 1977
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G. †Archaeonectes von Meyer 1859
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Archaeonectes pertusus von Meyer 1859
G. †Stomiahykus Bernacsek 1977
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Stomiahykus thlaodus Bernacsek 1977
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: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 440.80000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Norway Pentlandia sp. (13845)
Wenlock - Silurian433.4 - 419.2USA (Wisconsin) Pentlandia glypta (13040 13069)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Canada (Yukon) Stomiahykus thlaodus (196745)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Latvia Dipterus serratus (225796 225797)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Estonia Dipterus serratus (225793)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Estonia Conchodus sp., Dipterus spp. (225803) Dipterus spp. (225804)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Russian Federation Dipteridae indet. (90343)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Iran Dipterus sp. (226048)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Quebec) Scaumenacia curta, Fleurantia denticulata (179176)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (Colorado) Conchodus parvulus, Dipterus johnsoni (201604) Dipterus johnsoni (201606)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9Poland (Gmina) Conchodus elkneri (201619)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Dipterus murchisoni, Conchodus elkneri (226394)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Belarus Dipteridae indet. (225888)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Australia (Victoria) Barwickia downunda (196710) Howidipterus donnae (196708)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Latvia Grossipterus crassus (225777)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Dipterus sp. (226077 226078) Dipterus sp., Dipterus valenciennesi (197071)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Australia (New South Wales) Soederberghia simpsoni (207370)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Pennsylvania) Soederberghia groenlandica (196769)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Belarus (Homel) Dipteridae indet. (232528)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Russian Federation (Oryol Oblast) Conchodus sp., Jarvikia lebedevi (226045)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Belgium (Namur) Dipterus nelsoni (32276)