| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Dipnomorpha
Taxonomy
Dipnomorpha was named by Ahlberg (1991). It is extant.
It was reranked as the infraclass Dipnomorpha by Nelson et al. (2016); it was reranked as the order Dipnomorpha by Mondéjar‐Fernández et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Dipnotetrapodomorpha by Long (2011); to Dipnotetrapodomorpha by Betancur et al. (2013); to Sarcopterygii by Johanson and Ritchie (2000), Meyer and Zardoya (2003), Friedman and Daeschler (2006), Qiao and Zhu (2009), Clement (2009), Clement and Long (2010), Clement (2012), Sharp and Clack (2013), Qiao and Zhu (2015), Smithson et al. (2016), Clack et al. (2019); and to Sarcopterygii by Yu (1998), Clement and Janvier (2004), Nelson et al. (2016), Mondéjar‐Fernández et al. (2020).
It was reranked as the infraclass Dipnomorpha by Nelson et al. (2016); it was reranked as the order Dipnomorpha by Mondéjar‐Fernández et al. (2020).
It was assigned to Dipnotetrapodomorpha by Long (2011); to Dipnotetrapodomorpha by Betancur et al. (2013); to Sarcopterygii by Johanson and Ritchie (2000), Meyer and Zardoya (2003), Friedman and Daeschler (2006), Qiao and Zhu (2009), Clement (2009), Clement and Long (2010), Clement (2012), Sharp and Clack (2013), Qiao and Zhu (2015), Smithson et al. (2016), Clack et al. (2019); and to Sarcopterygii by Yu (1998), Clement and Janvier (2004), Nelson et al. (2016), Mondéjar‐Fernández et al. (2020).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Dipnomorpha Ahlberg |
| 1998 | Dipnomorpha Yu |
| 2000 | Dipnomorpha Johanson and Ritchie |
| 2003 | Dipnomorpha Meyer and Zardoya |
| 2004 | Dipnomorpha Clement and Janvier |
| 2006 | Dipnomorpha Friedman and Daeschler |
| 2009 | Dipnomorpha Clement |
| 2009 | Dipnomorpha Qiao and Zhu |
| 2010 | Dipnomorpha Clement and Long |
| 2011 | Dipnomorpha Long p. 244 |
| 2012 | Dipnomorpha Clement |
| 2013 | Dipnomorpha Betancur et al. |
| 2013 | Dipnomorpha Sharp and Clack |
| 2015 | Dipnomorpha Qiao and Zhu |
| 2016 | Dipnomorpha Nelson et al. p. 106 |
| 2016 | Dipnomorpha Smithson et al. |
| 2019 | Dipnomorpha Clack et al. |
| 2020 | Dipnomorpha Mondéjar‐Fernández et al. |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
Or. Dipnomorpha Ahlberg 1991
show all | hide all
Superor. Ceratodontae
hide
Or. Ceratodontiformes Berg 1940 [Australian lungfish]
+
G. †Ameghinoceratodus Apesteguia et al. 2007
Fm. †Arganodontidae Martin 1982
+
G. †Arganodus Martin 1979
+
†Arganodus arganensis Martin 1979
†Arganodus atlantis Martin 1979
†Arganodus multicristatus Vorobyeva and Minikh 1968
†Arganodus tiguidiensis Tabaste 1963
Subor. Lepidosirenoidei
+
Fm. Lepidosirenidae Stirton 1953
+
G. Lepidosiren Fitzinger 1837
G. Protopterus Agassiz 1843 [african lungfish]
Invalid names: Protopteridae [empty]
G. †Potamoceratodus Pardo et al. 2010
Invalid names: Asiatoceratodontidae Vorobyeva 1967 [empty], Ceratodontoidea Apesteguia et al. 2007 [empty]
Subor. †Porolepiformes Jarvik 1942
hide
Fm. †Holoptychiidae Owen 1859
+
G. †Glyptolepis Agassiz 1843
+
†Glyptolepis baltica Gross 1936
†Glyptolepis elegans Agassiz 1844
†Glyptolepis groenlandica Jarvik 1973
†Glyptolepis leptopterus Agassiz 1844
†Glyptolepis microlepidotus Agassiz 1844
†Glyptolepis paucidens Agassiz 1844
G. †Holoptychius Agassiz 1843
+
†Gyrolepis (Holoptychius) giganteus Agassiz 1843
†Holoptychius americanus Leidy 1843
†Holoptychius bergmanni Downs et al. 2013
†Holoptychius filosus Cope 1892
†Holoptychius flabellatus Cope 1892
†Holoptychius flemingi Agassiz 1844
†Holoptychius granulatus Newberry 1889
†Holoptychius hallii Newberry 1889
†Holoptychius hopkinsii M'Coy 1848
†Holoptychius ishora Jaekel 1929
†Holoptychius jarviki Cloutier and Schultze 1996
†Holoptychius latus Cope 1897
†Holoptychius nobilissimus Agassiz 1835
†Holoptychius pustulosus Newberry 1889
†Holoptychius quebecensis Whiteaves 1889
†Holoptychius scheii Kiaer 1915
†Holoptychius serrulatus Cope 1897
†Holoptychius taylori Cloutier and Schultze 1996
†Holoptychius tuberculatus Newberry 1889
G. †Laccognathus Gross 1941
+
†Laccognathus embryi Downs et al. 2011
†Laccognathus grossi Vorobyeva 2006
†Laccognathus panderi Gross 1941
Invalid names: Cyclodipterini [synonym]
G. †Porolepis Woodward 1891
+
†Porolepis brevis Jarvik 1942
†Porolepis elongata Jarvik 1942
†Porolepis foxi Johanson et al. 2013
†Porolepis hefteri Gross 1935
†Porolepis kureikensis Vorobyeva 1963
†Porolepis posnaniensis Kade 1858
†Porolepis siegenensis Gross 1935
†Porolepis spitbergensis Jarvik 1942
†Porolepis uralensis Obrutchev 1938
Fm. †Ventalepididae Lebedev and Luksevics 2018
+
Invalid names: Holoptychiiformes [synonym], Porolepidae [empty]
Fm. †Powichthyidae Jessen 1975
hide
G. †Powichthys Jessen 1975
+
†Powichthys spitsbergensis Clement and Janvier 2004
†Powichthys thorsteinssoni Jessen 1975
Invalid names: Porolepimorpha [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pragian to the top of the Holocene or 413.02000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 410.62 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 410.62 Ma
Collections (254 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lochkovian - Pragian | Canada (Nunavut) | Powichthys thorsteinssoni (238753) | |
| Early/Lower Devonian | Belarus (Vitebsk) | Porolepis sp. (232499) | |
| Late/Upper Lochkovian - Pragian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Powichthys spitsbergensis (238754 238755) | |
| Siegen | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Porolepiformes indet. (232143) | |
| Pragian - Eifelian | Australia (New South Wales) | Porolepis foxi (235896) | |
| Early/Lower Emsian | Germany (Alken) | Porolepis sp. (27049) | |
| Emsian | Belarus (Gormel) | Glyptolepis sp. (232957) | |
| Emsian | Canada (Northern Territories) | Nasogaluakus sp., Heimenia sp. (233061) | |
| Emsian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Nasogaluakus chorni (136240) | |
| Emsian - Eifelian | Australia (Queensland) | Holoptychiidae indet. (196702) | |
| Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian | Latvia | Porolepis sp. (226510) | |
| Early/Lower Eifelian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Heimenia ensis (239547) | |
| Eifelian | Latvia | Glyptolepis spp. (225795 225796 225797) | |
| Eifelian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Glyptolepis leptopterus (226059 226061) Glyptolepis paucidens, Glyptolepis leptopterus (226058) Glyptolepis paucides, Holoptychius sp. (226060) | |
| Eifelian | United Kingdom | Glyptolepis leptopterus (238085) | |
| Eifelian | Estonia | Glyptolepis spp. (225792 225793 225794) Glyptolepis spp., Porolepis sp. (225791) | |
| Eifelian - Givetian | Greenland | Glyptolepis groenlandica (238275) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Estonia | Glyptolepis karksiensis, Hamodus lutkevitshi, Holoptychiidae indet. (225851) Glyptolepis spp. (225803) Glyptolepis spp., Holoptychiidae 1 Ahlberg (225804) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Latvia | Glyptolepis spp. (225802 225850) | |
| Early/Lower Givetian | Belarus | Glyptolepis sp. (225886) | |