†family Phaneropleuridae Huxley (lungfish)
Osteichthyes - Dipteriformes - Phaneropleuridae
Alternative spelling: Phaneropleurini
Synonym: Scaumenaciidae Berg 1940
Parent taxon: Dipteriformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Campbell and Barwick 1990, Cope 1887, Hay 1902, Huxley 1861, Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016, Schultze 1993 and Schultze 2004
Sister taxa: Chirodipteridae, Dipteridae, Fleurantiidae, Holodipteridae, Iranorhynchus, Rhynchodipteridae, Sponysedrion, Stomiahykidae
Subtaxa: Pentlandia Phaneropleuron Scaumenacia
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Devonian of Canada (1: Quebec), the United Kingdom (2)
• Silurian of Norway (1), United States (2: Wisconsin)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences