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Chirodipterus

Dipnoi - Chirodipteridae

Taxonomy
Chirodipterus was named by Gross (1933) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-l Sepkoski's reference number: 502]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dipnoi by Miles (1977); to Dipteridae by Schultze (1982); to Chirodipterinae by Long (1992); to Chirodipteridae by Campbell and Barwick (1990) and Kemp (2000); and to Dipteriformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Chirodipterus Gross
1967Sunwapta Thomson
1977Chirodipterus Miles
1982Chirodipterus Schultze
1990Chirodipterus Campbell and Barwick
1992Chirodipterus Long
2000Chirodipterus Kemp
2002Chirodipterus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
orderDipnorhynchiformes
familyChirodipteridae
genusChirodipterusGross 1933

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.

G. †Chirodipterus Gross 1933
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Chirodipterus liangcheni Song and Chang 1991
Chirodipterus onawayensis Schultze 1982
Chirodipterus potteri Kemp 2000
Invalid names: Sunwapta Thomson 1967 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available