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Oedolithax
Taxonomy
Oedolithax was named by Kellogg (1931) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m]. It is not extant. Its type is Oedolithax mira. It was considered monophyletic by Fordyce (2009).
It was assigned to Delphinidae by Kellogg (1931), Simpson (1945); to Autoceta by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Delphinoidea by de Muizon (1988), Fordyce and de Muizon (2001); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); to Delphinida by Uhen et al. (2008); and to Odontoceti by Barnes (1977), Carroll (1988), Fordyce (2009).
It was assigned to Delphinidae by Kellogg (1931), Simpson (1945); to Autoceta by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Delphinoidea by de Muizon (1988), Fordyce and de Muizon (2001); to Cetacea by Sepkoski (2002); to Delphinida by Uhen et al. (2008); and to Odontoceti by Barnes (1977), Carroll (1988), Fordyce (2009).
Species
O. mira (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1931 | Oedolithax Kellogg |
| 1945 | Oedolithax Simpson p. 103 |
| 1977 | Oedolithax Barnes p. 327 |
| 1988 | Oedolithax Carroll |
| 1988 | Oedolithax de Muizon p. 162 |
| 1997 | Oedolithax McKenna and Bell p. 372 |
| 2001 | Oedolithax Fordyce and de Muizon p. 179 |
| 2002 | Oedolithax Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Oedolithax Uhen et al. p. 585 |
| 2009 | Oedolithax Fordyce |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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