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Paraphyletic taxon: Family †Elpistostegidae Romer, 1945 - elpistostegids (amphibian)
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Authorship

Original name, rank & spelling:  Romer, 1945: 590. [name only].
Validating publication:  Romer, 1947: 311.
Validating publication:  Romer, 1966: 362.
Validating publication:  Cloutier & Ahlberg, 1996. In Stiassny, Parenti & Johnson: 460.

Attributes

Available family-group name, later validated [ICZN, 1999: Art. 13.2.1 (1931-1960; <2000)] Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018. Eur. J. Taxon. 466: 91 ("Art. 13.2.1").

Types

Type: †Elpistostege (Genus) Westoll, 1938 Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 91.

Variants

Former rank: †Elpistosteginae (Subfamily) Romer, 1945 Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 466 [book]; 4 Apr 2025. [inferred]
Incorrect spelling: †Elipistostegidae (Family) Nelson, 2006, orth. inval. Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 466 (book; PDF). [new] [inferred]
Incorrect spelling: †Elpistostegalidae (Family) Long & Gordon, 2004, orth. inval. Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 466; 2 Apr 2025; [van der Laan, 2018: 91]. [inferred]

Synonyms

Accepted name (subjective): †Panderichthyidae (Family) Vorobyeva, 1968 Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 91.
Junior subjective synonym: †Panderichthyidae (Family) Vorobyeva, 1968 Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 466.
Synonymous name (subjective): †Panderichthyidae (Family) Vorobyeva, 1968 Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 466.

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: elpistostegids
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