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Rhizodontidae

Osteichthyes - Rhizodontidae

Taxonomy
Rhizodontidae was named by Traquair (1881). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhipidistia by Cope (1887); to Teleostomi by Woodward (1891); to Rhizodontida by Jeffery (2012); to Rhizodontiformes by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Rhizodontida by Smirnova (2022).

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by B. Frable (authorized by W. Dahdul) on 2012-03-02; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2024-07-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Rhizodontidae Traquair
1887Rhizodontidae Cope
1891Rhizodontidae Woodward p. 341
2012Rhizodontidae Jeffery p. 6
2016Rhizodontidae Nelson et al. p. 110
2022Rhizodontidae Smirnova p. 432

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassRhizodontida(Andrews and Westoll 1970)
familyRhizodontidaeTraquair 1881
familyRhizodontidaeTraquair 1881

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.

Fm. †Rhizodontidae Traquair 1881
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G. †Gooloogongia Johanson and Ahlberg 1998
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Gooloogongia loomesi Johanson and Ahlberg 1998
G. †Rhizodus
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Rhizodus hibberti Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Rhizodus anceps Newberry 1888 [synonym], Rhizodus angustus Newberry 1856 [synonym], Rhizodus ferox Morris 1843 [synonym], Rhizodus gracilis M'Coy 1848 [synonym], Rhizodus incurvus Newberry 1856 [synonym]
Rhizodus reticulatus Newberry and Worthen 1870
Rhizodus serpukhovensis Smirnova 2022
Invalid names: Characodus Morris and Roberts 1862 [synonym]
G. †Sauripteris Hall 1843
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Sauripteris anglicus Woodward 1891
Sauripteris favosus Agassiz 1844
Sauripteris taylori Hall 1843
G. †Screbinodus Andrews 1985
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Screbinodus ornatus Traquair 1836
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