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Paraplacodontidae

Reptilia - Placodontia - Paraplacodontidae

Taxonomy
Paraplacodontidae was named by Peyer and Kuhn-Schnyder (1955).

It was synonymized subjectively with Placodontidae by Kuhn (1971).

It was assigned to Placodontia by Rieppel (2000); and to Placodontoidea by Rieppel (2000).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Paraplacodontidae Peyer and Kuhn-Schnyder
2000Paraplacodontidae Rieppel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlacodontiaCope 1871
familyParaplacodontidaePeyer and Kuhn-Schnyder 1955
familyParaplacodontidaePeyer and Kuhn-Schnyder 1955

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.

Fm. †Paraplacodontidae Peyer and Kuhn-Schnyder 1955
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G. †Paraplacodus Peyer 1931
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Paraplacodus broilii Peyer 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available