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Osteolepidida

Taxonomy
Osteolepidida was named by Boulenger (1901).

It was corrected as Osteolepidi by Jaekel (1911); it was reranked as the infraclass Osteolepidida by Nelson et al. (2016).

It was assigned to Crossopterygii by Jaekel (1911); to Rhipidistia by Otto (1999) and Young and Schultze (2005); and to Sarcopterygii by Nelson et al. (2016).

Sister taxa
Osteolepidiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Osteolepidida Boulenger
1911Osteolepidi Jaekel p. 79
1999Osteolepidida Otto p. 124
2005Osteolepidida Young and Schultze
2016Osteolepidida Nelson et al. p. 110

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassOsteolepidida(Boulenger 1901)
infraclassOsteolepidida(Boulenger 1901)

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.

Infracl. †Osteolepidida Boulenger 1901
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Fm. †Osteolepididae Cope 1887
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Subfm. †Glyptopominae Goodrich 1909
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G. †Glyptopomus Agassiz 1844
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Glyptopomus elginensis Jarvik 1950
Glyptopomus kinnairdi Huxley 1859
Glyptopomus minor Agassiz 1844
Glyptopomus sayrei Newberry 1878
G. †Greiserolepis Vorobyeva 1977
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Greiserolepis minusensis Vorobyeva 1977
Greiserolepis tulensis Vorobyeva and Lebedev 1986
G. †Megistolepis Obruchev 1955
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Megistolepis doroshkoji Vorobyeva 1977
Megistolepis klementzi Obruchev 1955
G. †Shirolepis Vorobyeva 1977
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Shirolepis ananjevi Vorobyeva 1977
G. †Muranjilepis Young and Schultze 2005
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Muranjilepis winterensis Young and Schultze 2005
Subfm. †Osteolepidinae Borgen and Nakrem 2016
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G. †Geptolepis Vorobyeva and Lebedev 1986
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Geptolepis donensis Vorobyeva and Lebedev 1986
G. †Latvius Jarvik 1948
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Latvius deckerti Jessen 1966
Latvius grewingki Gross 1933
Latvius niger Jessen 1973
Latvius obrutus Vorobyeva 1977
Latvius porosus Greiner 1977
G. †Osteolepis Valenciennes 1829
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Osteolepis arenatus Agassiz 1835
Osteolepis macrolepidotus Agassiz 1835
Osteolepis microlepidotus Agassiz 1835
Osteolepis panderi Jarvik 1948
G. †Peregrina Vorobyeva and Lebedev 1986
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Peregrina krasnovi Vorobyeva and Lebedev 1986
Invalid names: Glyptodipterini Huxley 1861 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Rhizodopsidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available