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Sinodipterus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Sinodipterus was named by Qiao and Zhu (2009). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dipnoi by Qiao and Zhu (2009).

Species
Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2018-09-29

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Sinodipterus 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)
genusSinodipterus

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. †Sinodipterus Qiao and Zhu 2009
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Sinodipterus beibei Qiao and Zhu 2009
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, Truuver and Meidla 2015, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95China (Yunnan) S. beibei (196700)