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Sarcopterygii
| Description | The Sarcopterygii or lobe-finned fish (from Greek σάρξ sarx, flesh, and πτέρυξ pteryx, fin)—sometimes considered synonymous with Crossopterygii ("fringe-finned fish", from Greek κροσσός krossos, fringe)—constitute a clade (traditionally a class or subclass) of the bony fish, though a strict cladistic view includes the terrestrial vertebrates (tetrapods). From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcopterygii, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | class (GBIF) unranked clade (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Sarcopterygii | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | lobe-finned fish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Sarcopterygii | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 47,341 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 9,702 (20%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 439 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. S. Romer. 1955. Herpetichthyes, Amphibioidei, Choanichthyes or Sarcopterygii?. Nature 176:126 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Lobe-finned Fish, Köttfeniga Fiskar, Köttfeningar, Lobfeniga Fiskar, Lobfeningar, Sarcopterygier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcopterygii |
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Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Coelacanthimorpha class | listed (PBDB) | 231 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 0 Ma Extant | |
 Dipnoisubclass | listed (PBDB) | Lungfish | 410 | 443 Ma Silurian | 0 Ma Extant |
| Dipnotetrapodomorpha subclass | listed (PBDB) | 182,778 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Akinetia ✝ infraclass | listed (PBDB) | ||||
 Rhipidistiainfraclass | listed (PBDB) | 32 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Ceratodontiformes order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Australian Lungfish | 135 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant |
 Coelacanthiformesorder | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Coelacanth | 196 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 0 Ma Extant |
 Lepidosireniformesorder | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Onychodontiformes ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
 Osteolepiformes ✝order | listed (PBDB) | 24 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Rhizodontida order | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Canowindridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chirodipteridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Conchopomatidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Conchopomidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ctenodontidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diabolepididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dipnorhynchidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dipteridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elginerpetontidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Elpistostegidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eusthenopteridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fleurantiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gnathorhizidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Holodontidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Holoptychiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Megalichthyidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Myllokunmingiidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Onychodontidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Osteolepidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Osteolepididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Panderichthyidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phaneropleuridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Porolepidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Porolepididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Powichthyidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rebellatricidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhizodontidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhizodopsidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhynchodipteridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sagenodontidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Speonesydrionidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tristichopteridae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Uranolophidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Uronemidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Youngolepididae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achoania ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Bukkanodus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ferganoceratodus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
 Guiyu ✝genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Harajicadipterus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heimenia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Iranorhynchus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ligulalepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 426 Ma Silurian | 426 Ma Silurian | |
| Melanognathus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paraglyptolepis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pinnalongus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Platycephalichthys genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Psarolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 423 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Rhinodipterus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Spodichthys genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sunwapta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tarachomylax genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Youngolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Onychodontia ✝ unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1955 | Sarcopterygii Romer p. 126 |
| 1973 | Sarcopterygii Daly p. 567 |
| 1977 | Sarcopterygii Miles |
| 1981 | Sarcopterygii Thurmond and Jones p. 80 |
| 1982 | Sarcopterygii Gardiner p. 228 |
| 1991 | Sarcopterygii Ahlberg p. 280 |
| 1992 | Sarcopterygii Young et al. |
| 1993 | Sarcopterygii Chang and Zhu |
| 1998 | Sarcopterygii Yu |
| 1999 | Sarcopterygii Dineley and Metcalf p. 11 |
| 2001 | Sarcopterygii Schultze |
| 2003 | Sarcopterygii Meyer and Zardoya |
| 2004 | Sarcopterygii Davis et al. |
| 2005 | Sarcopterygii Clement p. 481 |
| 2005 | Sarcopterygii Irmis p. 67 |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2005 | Sarcopterygii Young and Schultze |
| 2006 | Sarcopterygii Clement p. 461 |
| 2006 | Sarcopterygii Friedman and Daeschler |
| 2007 | Sarcopterygii Johanson et al. |
| 2009 | Sarcopterygii Qiao and Zhu |
| 2010 | Sarcopterygii Clement and Long |
| 2010 | Sarcopterygii Lu and Zhu |
| 2011 | Sarcopterygii Long p. 244 |
| 2012 | Sarcopterygii Clement |
| 2012 | Sarcopterygii Lu et al. |
| 2013 | Sarcopterygii Betancur-R. et al. |
| 2015 | Sarcopterygii Qiao and Zhu |
| 2016 | Sarcopterygii Smithson et al. |
| 2017 | Sarcopterygii Mann et al. p. 234 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
Orkney Island, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK