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Monophyletic taxon: Family †Rhamphorhynchidae Seeley, 1870 (reptile)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  H.G. Seeley, 1870, orth. corr.
Original name & rank:  Seeley, H.G. 1870. The Ornithosauria: 110 ("families", "Rhamphorhynchæ."). ≡
Subsequent spelling:  Nopcsa, F. 1928. In O. Abel (ed.), Palaeobiologica: 188 ("Family"). ≡

Attributes

Justified emendation of suffix (: orth. corr.) [ICZN, 1999: Arts. 29.2, 34.1 (family)] Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 8 Oct 2025.

Types

Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: †Rhamphorhynchinae (Subfamily) Seeley, 1870 Ref: F. Nopcsa, 1928: 188; 16 Jul 2026. [new] [inferred]
Type: †Rhamphorhynchus (Genus) Meyer, 1846 Ref: P. Wellnhofer, 1991a: 184. [inferred]

Variants

Alternative clade-based name: †Rhamphorhynchidae (Clade) Hoernes 1884 [Kellner 2003] nom. cl. inval. Ref: P. Wellnhofer, 1991a: 184; 5 Oct 2025. [inferred]
Preferred clade-based name: †Rhamphorhynchidae (Clade) Hoernes 1884 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208); 26 Jul 2026. [inferred]
Preferred clade-based name: †Rhamphorhynchidae (Clade) Hoernes 1884 [Kellner 2003] nom. cl. inval. Ref: A.W.A. Kellner, 2003b: tbl. 1 (p. 112); 5 Oct 2025. [inferred]

Synonyms

Including: †Campylognathoididae (Family) Kuhn, 1967 Ref: P. Wellnhofer, 1991a [inferred]
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