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Ceratodus hunterianus

Dipnoi - Ceratodontidae

Taxonomy
Ceratodus hunterianus was named by Oldham (1859). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Ceratodus hunterianus Oldham
1891Ceratodus hunterianus Woodward p. 273
1990Ceratodus hunterianus Jain p. 71
2004Ceratodus hunterianus Schultze p. 489

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
familyCeratodontidaeGill 1872
genusCeratodus
specieshunterianusOldham 1859

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.

Ceratodus hunterianus Oldham 1859
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available