Barwickia

Extinct genus of fishes

Barwickia
Temporal range: Devonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sarcopterygii
Subclass:
Dipnoi
Family:
Fleurantiidae
Genus:
Barwickia
Species:
B. downunda
Binomial name
Barwickia downunda

Barwickia is a genus of prehistoric lungfish which lived during the Devonian period. Fossils have been found in Victoria, Australia.

References

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Dipnomorpha
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Subphylum: Vertebrata
  • Class: Sarcopterygii
  • Clade: Rhipidistia
Gnathostomata
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Dipnomorpha
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Porolepiformes
Holoptychiidae
Uranolophidae
Dipnorhynchidae
Stomiahykidae
Chirodipteridae
Holodontidae
Dipteridae
Fleurantiidae
Rhynchodipteridae
Phaneropleuridae
Uronemidae
Neoceratodontidae
Ceratodontidae
Gnathorhizidae
Lepidosirenidae
Porolepis sp.

Dipterus valenciennesi Phaneropleuron andersoni Neoceratodus forsteri Retodus tuberculatus Gnathorhiza sp. Protopterus dolloi

Lepidosiren paradoxa
Taxon identifiers
Barwickia downunda


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