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Protopterus protopteroides

Dipnomorpha - Lepidosirenidae

Taxonomy
Protopterus protopteroides was named by Tabaste (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Protopterus protopteroides Tabaste
2004Protopterus protopteroides Schultze p. 489

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderCeratodontae
orderCeratodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderLepidosirenoidei
familyLepidosirenidae
genusProtopterus
speciesprotopteroidesTabaste 1962

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:35:13
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:35:13
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Sudan (Ash Shamaliyah) Protopterus protopteroides (38682)