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Sassenidae

Coelacanthimorpha - Diplocercidiformes - Sassenidae

Taxonomy
Sassenidae was named by Forey (1998). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Actinistia by Forey (1998); and to Hadronectoroidei by Schultze (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Sassenidae Forey p. 299
2004Sassenidae Schultze p. 466

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
classCoelacanthimorpha
orderDiplocercidiformes
suborderHadronectoroidei
familySassenidae
familySassenidae

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. †Sassenidae Forey 1998
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G. †Sassenia Stensio 1921
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Sassenia groenlandica Forey 1998
Sassenia guttata Woodward 1912
Sassenia tuberculata Stensiƶ 1921
G. †Spermatodus Cope 1894
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available