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Rhizodontiformes

Rhizodontiformes

Taxonomy
Rhizodontiformes was named by Andrews and Westoll (1970).

It was assigned to Sarcopterygii by Young et al. (1992); to Rhipidistia by Dineley and Metcalf (1999); to Rhizodontimorpha by Long (2011); and to Rhizodontida by Nelson et al. (2016).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Rhizodontiformes Andrews and Westoll
1992Rhizodontiformes Young et al.
1999Rhizodontiformes Dineley and Metcalf p. 11
2011Rhizodontiformes Long p. 244
2016Rhizodontiformes Nelson et al. p. 110

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassRhizodontida(Andrews and Westoll 1970)
orderRhizodontiformesAndrews and Westoll 1970
orderRhizodontiformesAndrews and Westoll 1970

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. †Rhizodontiformes Andrews and Westoll 1970
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Fm. †Rhizodontidae Traquair 1881
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G. †Cricodus Agassiz 1843
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Cricodus incurvus Duff 1842
Cricodus wenjukowi Rohan 1860
G. †Sauripteris Hall 1843
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Sauripterus anglicus Woodward 1891
Sauripterus favosus Agassiz 1844
Sauripterus taylori Hall 1843
G. †Screbinodus Andrews 1985
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Screbinodus ornatus Traquair 1836
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available