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Rhynchodipteridae

Osteichthyes - Dipteriformes - Rhynchodipteridae

Taxonomy
Rhynchodipteridae was named by Berg (1940). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dipnoi by Miles (1977); to Uranolophina by Campbell and Barwick (1990); to Dipteroidei by Schultze (1993), Schultze (2004); and to Dipteriformes by Nelson et al. (2016).

Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2015-05-29; modified by G. Lloyd on 2018-06-29

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Rhynchodipteridae Berg
1977Rhynchodipteridae Miles
1990Rhynchodipteridae Campbell and Barwick
1993Rhynchodipteridae Schultze
2004Rhynchodipteridae Schultze p. 474
2016Rhynchodipteridae Nelson et al. p. 108

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
orderDipteriformes
familyRhynchodipteridaeBerg 1940
familyRhynchodipteridaeBerg 1940

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. †Rhynchodipteridae Berg 1940
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G. †Fleurantia Graham-Smith and Westoll 1937
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Fleurantia denticulata Graham-Smith and Westoll 1937
G. †Jarvikia Lehman 1959
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Jarvikia arctica Lehman 1959
G. †Rhynchodipterus Save-Soderbergh 1937
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Rhynchodipterus elginensis Save-Soderbergh 1937
G. †Soederberghia Lehman 1959
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Soederberghia simpsoni Ahlberg et al. 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: lagoonal, marine, brackish, freshwatersubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2026-03-22 14:39:02
Modified: 2026-03-22 14:39:02
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Truuver and Meidla 2015, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Middle Famennian or 383.40000 to 365.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31USA (Nevada) Soederberghia sp. (278048)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Quebec) Fleurantia denticulata (179176)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Australia (New South Wales) Soederberghia simpsoni (207370)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Greenland Jarvikia arctica (239429) Soederberghia groenlandica (238877)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Soederberghia groenlandica (196769)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom Rhynchodipterus elginensis (238860)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Russian Federation (Oryol Oblast) Jarvikia lebedevi (226045)