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Cathlorhynchus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Cathlorhynchus was named by Campbell et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Dipnoi by Qiao and Zhu (2015).

Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2018-06-28; modified by G. Lloyd on 2018-09-16

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Cathlorhynchus Campbell et al.
2015Cathlorhynchus Qiao and Zhu

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

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.

G. †Cathlorhynchus Campbell et al. 2009
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Cathlorhynchus trismodipterus Campbell et al. 2009
Cathlorhynchus zengi Qiao and Zhu 2015
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: Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Truuver and Meidla 2015

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5China (Guangxi) C. zengi (194743)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) C. trismodipterus (196452)