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Dipnorhynchus cathlesae

Osteichthyes - Dipnorhynchiformes - Dipnorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Dipnorhynchus cathlesae was named by Campbell and Barwick (1999) [Large species with its height relative to length greater than in any other members of the genus; dentary with a high lateral edge; labial pit deep and bordered by a high margin composed of the surangular; large neural connection from the adductor cavity to the labial pit; a large groove extends from the adductor pit to the labial pit; lingual space very shallow; no tubercles (blisters) on the prearticular tooth plate.]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is ANU60027, a mandible. Its type locality is Dipnorhynchuscathlesae-type locality, which is in an Emsian peritidal carbonate in the Taemas Limestone Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Dipnorhynchus cathlesae Campbell and Barwick

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
orderDipnorhynchiformes
familyDipnorhynchidaeBerg 1940
genusDipnorhynchus
speciescathlesae

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.

Dipnorhynchus cathlesae Campbell and Barwick 1999
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) Dipnorhynchus cathlesae (type locality: 196715)