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Microbrachidae

Osteichthyes - Microbrachidae

Taxonomy
Microbrachidae was named by Fritsch (1883). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Microsauria by Kuhn (1946); and to Microbrachomorpha by Carroll (1988), Carroll et al. (1998).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Microbrachidae Fritsch
1946Microbrachidae Kuhn p. 52
1988Microbrachidae Carroll
1998Microbrachidae Carroll et al. p. xi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
Lepospondyli()
Microsauria()
familyMicrobrachidaeFritsch 1883
familyMicrobrachidaeFritsch 1883

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. †Microbrachidae Fritsch 1883
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G. †Microbrachis Fric 1875
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Microbrachis mollis Fritsch 1883
Microbrachis pelikani Fritsch 1875
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Invalid names: Microbrachis branchiophorus Fritsch 1883 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available