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Burnetiamorpha

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy

Burnetiamorpha was named by Broom (1923). It was considered monophyletic by Sidor et al. (2004), Sidor and Smith (2007).

It was reranked as the unranked clade Burnetiamorpha by Sidor and Welman (2003), Rubidge and Kitching (2003), Sidor et al. (2004), Rubidge et al. (2006), Smith et al. (2006), Sidor and Smith (2007).

It was assigned to Theriodontia by Broom (1923); to Theromorpha by Kuhn (1946); and to Biarmosuchia by Sidor and Welman (2003), Rubidge and Kitching (2003), Sidor et al. (2004), Rubidge et al. (2006), Smith et al. (2006), Sidor and Smith (2007).

Subtaxa

Bondoceras, Burnetiidae, Isengops, Lemurosaurus, Lobalopex, Lophorhinus, Pembecephalus

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1923	Burnetiamorpha Broom
1946	Burnetiamorpha Kuhn p. 57
2003	Burnetiamorpha Rubidge and Kitching
2003	Burnetiamorpha Sidor and Welman
2004	Burnetiamorpha Sidor et al. p. 939 fig. 7
2006	Burnetiamorpha Rubidge et al. p. 740
2006	Burnetiamorpha Smith et al. p. 333
2007	Burnetiamorpha Sidor and Smith

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Osteichthyes
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()

Rank	Name	Author
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Biarmosuchia
—	Burnetiamorpha	()
—	Burnetiamorpha	()

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.

Unr. †Burnetiamorpha Broom 1923

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G. †Bondoceras Sidor 2023

Fm. †Burnetiidae Broom 1923

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Subfm. †Burnetiinae Broom 1923

G. †Bullacephalus Rubidge and Kitching 2003

†Bullacephalus jacksoni Rubidge and Kitching 2003

G. †Burnetia Broom 1923

†Burnetia mirabilis Broom 1923

G. †Mobaceras Kammerer and Sidor 2021

†Mobaceras zambeziense Kammerer and Sidor 2021

G. †Niuksenitia Tatarinov 1977

†Niuksenitia sukhonensis Tatarinov 1977

G. †Pachydectes Rubidge et al. 2006

†Pachydectes elsi Rubidge et al. 2006

G. †Leucocephalus Day et al. 2018

†Leucocephalus wewersi Day et al. 2018

Subfm. †Proburnetiinae Kammerer 2016

G. †Lende Kruger et al. 2015

†Lende chiweta Kruger et al. 2015

G. †Paraburnetia Smith et al. 2006

†Paraburnetia sneeubergensis Smith et al. 2006

G. †Proburnetia Tatarinov 1968

†Proburnetia viatkensis Tatarinov 1968

G. †Isengops Sidor et al. 2021

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†Isengops luangwensis Sidor et al. 2021

G. †Lemurosaurus Broom 1949

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†Lemurosaurus pricei Broom 1949

G. †Lobalopex Sidor et al. 2004

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†Lobalopex mordax Sidor et al. 2004

G. †Lophorhinus Sidor and Smith 2007

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†Lophorhinus willodenensis Sidor and Smith 2007

G. †Pembecephalus Sidor 2023

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available