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Diabolepidida (disused)

Osteichthyes - Dipnoiformes

Taxonomy
Diabolepidida was named by Schultze (1993).

It was assigned to Dipnoiformes by Schultze (1993).

Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2018-06-28

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Diabolepidida Schultze

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
orderDipnoiformes(Cloutier 1990)
orderDiabolepidida
orderDiabolepidida

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.

Or. †Diabolepidida Schultze 1993
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Truuver and Meidla 2015, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available