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Dorypteridae

Palaeonisciformes - Dorypteridae

Taxonomy

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Dorypteridae Fitzinger p. 62
1877Dorypteridae Cope p. 62
1878Dorypteridae Cope p. 299
1960Dorypteridae Gardiner
1963Dorypteridae Jordan p. 612
2006Dorypteridae Nelson p. 92
2016Dorypteridae Nelson et al. p. 113

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderDorypteroidei
familyDorypteridaeFitzinger 1873
familyDorypteridaeFitzinger 1873

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. †Dorypteridae Fitzinger 1873
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G. †Dorypterus Germar 1842
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Dorypterus althausi Munster 1842
Dorypterus hoffmanni Germar 1842
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Invalid names: Platysomus althausii Münster 1842 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany Dorypterus hoffmanni (130279 149472) Platysomus althausii (149471)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom Dorypterus hoffmanni (125324 149365)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17China (Hunan) Dorypterus sp. (232550)