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Dipterus valenciennesi

Osteichthyes - Dipteriformes - Dipteridae

Taxonomy
Dipterus valenciennesi was named by Sedgwick and Murchison (1828). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Catopterus analis by Agassiz (1833); it was synonymized subjectively with Dipterus macrolepidotus by Agassiz (1835).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. marginalis, D. murchisoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Dipterus valenciennesi Sedgwick and Murchison
1891Dipterus valenciennesi Woodward p. 236 figs. 37-8
1902Dipterus valenciennesi Hay p. 351
1977Dipterus valenciennesi Miles

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
orderDipteriformes
familyDipteridaeOwen 1846
genusDipterusSedgwick and Murchison 1828
speciesvalenciennesiSedgwick and Murchison 1828

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.

†Dipterus valenciennesi Sedgwick and Murchison 1828
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.47000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom (Scotland) Dipterus valenciennesi (226058 226060 226061)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom Dipterus valenciennesi (238085 238086 238087 238520)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom Dipterus valenciennesi (238518)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4United Kingdom Dipterus valenciennesi (238519)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Dipterus valenciennesi (197071)