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Oolithes

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Oolithes was named by Buckman (1859). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Reptilia by Buckman (1859).

Species
O. bathonicae, O. nanhsiungensis, O. obtusatus, O. sphaericus
Entered
by M. Carrano on 2005-08-22; modified by M. Carrano on 2025-09-25

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Oolithes Buckman pp. 109-110

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
genusOolithes

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. †Oolithes Buckman 1859
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†Oolithes bathonicae Buckman 1859
†Oolithes obtusatus Carruthers 1871
†Oolithes sphaericus Carruthers 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available