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†Dipterus Sedgwick and Murchison 1828 (lungfish)

Osteichthyes - Dipteriformes - Dipteridae

Synonym: Catopterus Agassiz 1833

Parent taxon: Dipteridae according to R. van der Laan 2019

See also Agassiz 1833, Agassiz 1835, Bryant 1932, Bryant and Johnson 1936, Campbell and Barwick 1990, Hay 1899, Hay 1902, Huxley 1861, Miles 1977, Owen 1859, Schultze 1993, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Grossipterus, Howidipterus, Orlovichthyinae, Orlovichthys, Rhinodipterus, Andreyevichthys

Subtaxa: Dipterus arcanus Dipterus calvini Dipterus contraversus Dipterus costatus Dipterus expressus Dipterus flabelliformis Dipterus fleisheri Dipterus johnsoni Dipterus macropterus Dipterus minutus Dipterus mordax Dipterus nelsoni Dipterus oervigi Dipterus pacatus Dipterus serratus Dipterus sherwoodi Dipterus uddeni Dipterus valenciennesi

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Givetian of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Devonian of Belgium (1), Estonia (3), Germany (3), Iran (1), Latvia (2), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (14), United States (3: Colorado, New York)

Total: 30 collections including 33 occurrences

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