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Chirognathidae
Taxonomy
Chirognathidae was named by Branson and Mehl (1944). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is the type family of Chirognathacea.
It was assigned to Chirognathacea by Clark et al. (1981); and to Prioniodinida by Sweet (1988), Pyle and Barnes (2002).
It was assigned to Chirognathacea by Clark et al. (1981); and to Prioniodinida by Sweet (1988), Pyle and Barnes (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1944 | Chirognathidae Branson and Mehl |
| 1981 | Chirognathidae Clark et al. p. W103 |
| 1988 | Chirognathidae Sweet p. 186 |
| 2002 | Chirognathidae Pyle and Barnes p. 62 |
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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. †Chirognathidae Branson and Mehl 1944
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G. †Curtognathus Branson and Mehl 1933
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Invalid names: Cardiodella Branson and Mehl 1955 [synonym]
G. †Oistodella
G. †Spinodus Dzik 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available