†infraclass Osteolepidida Boulenger 1901
Alternative spelling: Osteolepidi
Parent taxon: Sarcopterygii according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016
See also Jaekel 1911, Moloshnikov 2007 and Young and Schultze 2005
Sister taxa: Achoania, Actinistia, Akinetia, Coelacanthimorpha, Dipnoi, Dipnomorpha, Dipnotetrapodomorpha, Guiyu, Lepidosireniformes, Ligulalepis, Onychodontia, Onychodontida, Onychodontiformes, Osteolepiformes, Psarolepis, Rhipidistia, Rhizodontida, Tetrapoda, Youngolepis
Subtaxa: Osteolepididae Osteolepidiformes
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Devonian of Australia (2), Belarus (4), Estonia (4), Germany (3), Latvia (1), the Russian Federation (2), United States (3: Iowa, Pennsylvania)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence