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Chirodipteridae

Osteichthyes - Dipteriformes - Chirodipteridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Chirodipteridae Campbell and Barwick
1992Chirodipteridae Long
1992Pillararhynchinae Long
2000Chirodipteridae Kemp
2004Conchodontinae Krupina
2004Chirodipteridae Schultze p. 474
2016Chirodipteridae Nelson et al. p. 107
2019Chirodipteridae van der Laan p. 89

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

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. †Chirodipteridae Campbell and Barwick 1990
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Subfm. †Chirodipterinae Long 1992
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G. †Gogodipterus Long 1992
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G. †Chirodipterus Gross 1933
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Chirodipterus grandiceps Campbell and Barwick 1990
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Invalid names: Sunwapta grandiceps Thomson 1967 [replaced]
Chirodipterus interstitus Krupina 2000
Chirodipterus liangchengi Song and Chang 1991
Chirodipterus onawayensis Schultze 1982
Chirodipterus potteri Kemp 2000
Invalid names: Sunwapta Thomson 1967 [synonym]
G. †Conchodus McCoy 1848
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Conchodus elkneri Gorisdro-Kulczycka 1950
Conchodus excussus Krupina 2000
Conchodus jerofejewi Pander 1858
Conchodus ostreaformis McCoy 1848
Conchodus parvulus Bryant and Johnson 1936
Conchodus plicatus Dawson 1868
Invalid names: Cheirodus Pander 1858 [synonym]
G. †Palaedaphus van Beneden and Koninck 1864
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Palaedaphus devoniensis Van Beneden 1869
Palaedaphus insignia Van Beneden and de Konick 1864
Palaedaphus lesleyi Newberry 1875
Palaedaphus livnensis Obruchev 1960
G. †Pillararhynchus Campbell and Barwick 1990
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Pillararhynchus longi Campbell and Barwick 1990
Invalid names: Conchodontinae Krupina 2004 [invalid subgroup], Pillararhynchinae Long 1992 [invalid subgroup]
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 Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Middle Famennian or 399.50000 to 365.20000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian419.62 - 358.86Australia (New South Wales) Chirodipterus potteri (136235 136236)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47China (Guangxi) Sorbitorhynchus deleaskitus (196717)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Chirodipterus onawayensis (194741)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia Conchodus sp. (225803)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany Chirodipterus rhenanus (239122)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Chirodipterus onawayensis (238765)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Australia (Western Australia) Chirodipterus paddyensis, Chirodipterus australis (225568) Pillararhynchus longi (233189)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany Chirodipterus wildungensis (233181)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Belgium Palaedaphus insignia (239391)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15United Kingdom Conchodus sp., Conchodus ostreiformis (239215)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15China Chirodipterus liangchengi (239121)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Chirodipterus australis (233600)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86Canada (Alberta) Sunwapta grandiceps (196744)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86Poland (Gmina) Conchodus elkneri (201619)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (Colorado) Conchodus parvulus (201604)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Conchodus elkneri (226394)
Middle Frasnian - Late/Upper Frasnian379.0 - 372.15United Kingdom Conchodus sp. (239413)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15United Kingdom (Scotland) Conchodus ostreiformis (176215)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Latvia Conchodus sp. (238744)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom (Somerset) Conchodus sp. (232123)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Russian Federation (Oryol Oblast) Conchodus sp. (226045)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Russian Federation Chirodipterus interstitus, Conchodus excussus (238703)