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Taxonomy
Oedolithax was named by Kellogg (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m]. It is not extant. Its type is Oedolithax mira. It was considered monophyletic by Fordyce (2009).
It was assigned to Delphinidae by Kellogg (1931) and Simpson (1945); to Autoceta by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Delphinoidea by de Muizon (1988) and Fordyce and de Muizon (2001); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); to Delphinida by Uhen et al. (2008); and to Odontoceti by Barnes (1977), Carroll (1988) and Fordyce (2009).
It was assigned to Delphinidae by Kellogg (1931) and Simpson (1945); to Autoceta by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Delphinoidea by de Muizon (1988) and Fordyce and de Muizon (2001); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); to Delphinida by Uhen et al. (2008); and to Odontoceti by Barnes (1977), Carroll (1988) and Fordyce (2009).
Species
O. mira (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1931 | Oedolithax Kellogg |
| 1945 | Oedolithax Simpson p. 103 |
| 1977 | Oedolithax Barnes p. 327 |
| 1988 | Oedolithax Carroll |
| 1988 | Oedolithax de Muizon p. 162 |
| 1997 | Oedolithax McKenna and Bell p. 372 |
| 2001 | Oedolithax Fordyce and de Muizon p. 179 |
| 2002 | Oedolithax Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Oedolithax Uhen et al. p. 585 |
| 2009 | Oedolithax Fordyce |
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available