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Dipterus nelsoni

Dipnoi - Dipteridae

Taxonomy
Dipterus (Ctenodus) nelsoni was named by Newberry (1889).

It was recombined as Dipterus nelsoni by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Dipterus (Ctenodus) nelsoni Newberry
1902Dipterus nelsoni Hay p. 352

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
orderDipteriformes
familyDipteridaeOwen 1846
genusDipterusSedgwick and Murchison 1828
speciesnelsoni(Newberry 1889)

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.

†Dipterus nelsoni Newberry 1889
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 365.20000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Belgium (Namur) Dipterus nelsoni (32276)