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Grossipterus

Dipnoi - Dipteridae

Taxonomy
Grossipterus was named by Obruchev (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: D u; Obruchev in Vorobyeva & Obruchev 1964]. Its type is Dipterus crassus.

It was assigned to Dipteridae by Vorobyeva and Obruchev (1964); and to Dipteriformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Grossipterus Obruchev p. 471
1964Grossipterus Vorobyeva and Obruchev p. 471
2002Grossipterus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
orderDipteriformes
familyDipteridaeOwen 1846
genusGrossipterusObruchev 1964

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. †Grossipterus Obruchev 1964
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
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