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Monophyletic taxon: Family †Ctenochasmatidae Nopcsa, 1928 (reptile)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation (F. Nopcsa, in O. Abel, ed., 1928) O. Kuhn, 1960
Original name Nopcsa, F. 1928. In O. Abel (ed.), Palaeobiologica: 188 ("Ctenochasminae"). [subfamily].
Subsequent rank (orig. spell.) Kuhn, O. 1960. Ber. Naturf. Ges. Bamberg 37: 45 ("Fam.").
Subsequent publication Kuhn, O. 1961a. Fam. Rez. Foss. Amph. Rept.: 63. [fide Camp et al., 1968. Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates 1959-1963: 521 ("Kuhn, Oskar 1961A (p. 63)")].
Subsequent publication Kuhn, O. 1966. Die Reptilien: 109 ("Fam. ... (Nopcsa 1928, subfam.)").
Subsequent publication Kuhn, O. 1967a. Oeben-Verlag, Krailling bei München: [fide Camp, 1972. Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates 1964-1968: 927 ("Kuhn, O. 1967A")].
Subsequent publication Wellnhofer, P. (ed.) 1978. In O. Kuhn (ed.), Handb. Paläoherpetol. 19: 4 ("Fam."), 50 ("Familia ... Nopcsa 1928").

Types

TypeCtenochasma (Genus) Meyer, 1852 Ref: P. Wellnhofer, 1991a: 185. [inferred]

Variants

Alternative clade-based nameCtenochasmatidae (Clade) Kuhn 1960 [Kellner 2003] nom. cl. inval. Ref: P. Wellnhofer, 1991a: 185; 5 Oct 2025. [inferred]
Preferred clade-based nameCtenochasmatidae (Clade) Kuhn 1960 [Andres 2021] Ref: B. Andres, 2021: tbl. 1 (p. 208); 25 Jul 2026. [inferred]
Preferred clade-based nameCtenochasmatidae (Clade) Kuhn 1960 [Kellner 2003] nom. cl. inval. Ref: A.W.A. Kellner, 2003b: tbl. 1 (p. 112); 5 Oct 2025. [inferred]

Synonyms

Accepted name (subjective)Ptenodraconidae (Family) Hooley, 1913 Ref: T.L. Ford, 2005-present: [18 Jul 2026].
IncludingPterodaustridae (Family) Bonaparte, 1971 Ref: A.W.A. Kellner, 2003b: tbl. 1 (p. 112); 7 Oct 2025. [inferred]
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