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Rhizodontida
Taxonomy
Rhizodontida was named by Andrews and Westoll (1970).
It was reranked as the infraclass Rhizodontida by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Tetrapodomorpha by Brazeau (2005); to Sarcopterygii by Johanson and Ahlberg (1998), Johanson and Ahlberg (2001), Jeffery (2006); to Sarcopterygii by Jeffery (2012); and to Sarcopterygii by Davis et al. (2004), Holland et al. (2007), Nelson et al. (2016).
It was reranked as the infraclass Rhizodontida by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Tetrapodomorpha by Brazeau (2005); to Sarcopterygii by Johanson and Ahlberg (1998), Johanson and Ahlberg (2001), Jeffery (2006); to Sarcopterygii by Jeffery (2012); and to Sarcopterygii by Davis et al. (2004), Holland et al. (2007), Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1970 | Rhizodontida Andrews and Westoll |
| 1998 | Rhizodontida Johanson and Ahlberg |
| 2001 | Rhizodontida Johanson and Ahlberg |
| 2004 | Rhizodontida Davis et al. |
| 2005 | Rhizodontida Brazeau |
| 2006 | Rhizodontida Jeffery |
| 2007 | Rhizodontida Holland et al. |
| 2012 | Rhizodontida Jeffery p. 6 |
| 2016 | Rhizodontida Nelson et al. p. 110 |
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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.
Infracl. †Rhizodontida Andrews and Westoll 1970
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G. †Archichthys Hancock and Atthey 1870
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†Archichthys portlockii Portlock 1843
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Invalid names: Strepsodus sulcidens Hancock and Atthey 1870 [synonym]
G. †Barameda Long 1989
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†Barameda decipiens Woodward 1906
†Barameda mitchelli Holland et al. 2007
Fm. †Sauripteridae Davis et al. 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Givetian | Antarctica | Aztecia mahalae (207088) | |
| Famennian | Belarus (Homel) | Rhizodontida indet. (232529) | |
| Tournaisian | Canada (Nova Scotia) | Letognathus hardingi (239387) | |
| Tournaisian | Belarus (Homel) | Rhizodontida indet. (232531 232533) | |
| Tournaisian | Australia (Victoria) | Barameda decipiens, Barameda mitchelli (136241 230548) | |
| Visean | Belarus (Homel) | Rhizodontida indet. (232527) | |
| Asbian | USA (Iowa) | Rhizodontida indet. (68318) |