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Dipterus
Taxonomy
Dipterus was named by Sedgwick and Murchison (1828) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg D Fame Sepkoski's reference number: 2,1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Dipteridae. It was considered monophyletic by Bryant and Johnson (1936).
It was replaced with Catopterus by Agassiz (1833).
It was assigned to Ctenododipterini by Huxley (1861); to Dipnoi by Bryant and Johnson (1936); to Dipteridae by Owen (1859), Woodward (1891), Hay (1902), Bryant (1932), Miles (1977), Campbell and Barwick (1990) and Schultze (1993); and to Dipteriformes by Sepkoski (2002).
It was replaced with Catopterus by Agassiz (1833).
It was assigned to Ctenododipterini by Huxley (1861); to Dipnoi by Bryant and Johnson (1936); to Dipteridae by Owen (1859), Woodward (1891), Hay (1902), Bryant (1932), Miles (1977), Campbell and Barwick (1990) and Schultze (1993); and to Dipteriformes by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1828 | Dipterus Sedgwick and Murchison |
| 1833 | Catopterus Agassiz p. 3 figs. Vol I, Pl A, fig 2 |
| 1859 | Dipterus Owen p. 123 |
| 1861 | Dipterus Huxley p. 14 |
| 1891 | Dipterus Woodward p. 235 |
| 1902 | Dipterus Hay p. 351 |
| 1932 | Dipterus Bryant p. 232 |
| 1936 | Dipterus Bryant and Johnson |
| 1977 | Dipterus Miles |
| 1990 | Dipterus Campbell and Barwick |
| 1993 | Dipterus Schultze |
| 2002 | Dipterus Sepkoski |
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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. †Dipterus Sedgwick and Murchison 1828
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†Dipterus calvini Eastman 1900
†Dipterus contraversus Hay 1899
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Invalid names: Dipterus (Ctenodus) radiatus Newberry 1889 [replaced]
†Dipterus costatus Eastman 1900
†Dipterus crassus Gross 1933
†Dipterus flabelliformis Newberry 1889
†Dipterus fleisheri Williams 1882
†Dipterus johnsoni Bryant and Johnson 1936
†Dipterus macropterus Traquair 1888
†Dipterus microsoma Hills 1931
†Dipterus minutus Newberry 1889
†Dipterus mordax Eastman 1900
†Dipterus nelsoni Newberry 1889
†Dipterus oervigi Gross 1964
†Dipterus serratus Eichwald 1844
†Dipterus sherwoodi Newberry 1875
†Dipterus uddeni Eastman 1900
†Dipterus valenciennesi Sedgwick and Murchison 1828
Invalid names: Catopterus Agassiz 1833 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available