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Rhizodontida
Taxonomy
Rhizodontida was named by Andrews and Westoll (1970).
It was reranked as the infraclass Rhizodontida by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Tetrapodomorpha by Brazeau (2005); to Sarcopterygii by Johanson and Ahlberg (1998), Johanson and Ahlberg (2001) and Jeffery (2006); and to Sarcopterygii by Davis et al. (2004), Holland et al. (2007) and Nelson et al. (2016).
It was reranked as the infraclass Rhizodontida by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Tetrapodomorpha by Brazeau (2005); to Sarcopterygii by Johanson and Ahlberg (1998), Johanson and Ahlberg (2001) and Jeffery (2006); and to Sarcopterygii by Davis et al. (2004), Holland et al. (2007) and Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1970 | Rhizodontida Andrews and Westoll |
| 1998 | Rhizodontida Johanson and Ahlberg |
| 2001 | Rhizodontida Johanson and Ahlberg |
| 2004 | Rhizodontida Davis et al. |
| 2005 | Rhizodontida Brazeau |
| 2006 | Rhizodontida Jeffery |
| 2007 | Rhizodontida Holland et al. |
| 2016 | Rhizodontida Nelson et al. p. 110 |
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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.
Infracl. †Rhizodontida Andrews and Westoll 1970
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G. †Archichthys Hancock and Atthey 1870
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†Archichthys portlockii Portlock 1843
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Invalid names: Strepsodus sulcidens Hancock and Atthey 1870 [synonym]
G. †Barameda Long 1989
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†Barameda decipiens Woodward 1906
†Barameda mitchelli Holland et al. 2007
Or. †Rhizodontiformes Andrews and Westoll 1970
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Fm. †Rhizodontidae Traquair 1881
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G. †Sauripteris Hall 1843
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†Sauripterus anglicus Woodward 1891
†Sauripterus favosus Agassiz 1844
†Sauripterus taylori Hall 1843
Fm. †Sauripteridae Davis et al. 2004
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G. †Strepsodus Huxley and Etheridge 1865
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†Strepsodus sauroides Binney 1841
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Invalid names: Strepsodus anculonamensis Andrews 1985 [synonym], Strepsodus minor Traquair 1890 [synonym], Strepsodus striatulus Traquair 1882 [synonym]
Invalid names: Strepsodus arenosus Hay 1900 [nomen dubium], Strepsodus brockbanki Davis 1891 [nomen dubium], Strepsodus dawsoni Hay 1900 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available