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Taxon: Genus †Rhamphorhynchus Meyer, 1846 (reptile)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  H. von Meyer, 1846
Original name, rank & spelling:  von Meyer, H. 1846. N. Jahrb. f. Min. 1846, "4. Mai 1846": 463 ("bringe ich den Namen Ramphorhynchus, Schnabel-Schnautze, in Vorschlag", "Rhamphorhynchus (Pt.) Gemmingi"). ≡
Subsequent publication:  von Meyer, H. 1846. Palaeontographica 1 (1), Aug 1846: 1 ("Pterodactylus (...) Gemmingi"), 20. ≡

Types

Type of: Rhamphorhynchia (Order) Ref: E.R. Lankester, 1877: 453. [inferred]
Type of: †Rhamphorhynchidae (Family) Seeley, 1870 Ref: P. Wellnhofer, 1991a: 184. [inferred]
Type of: †Rhamphorhynchini (Tribe) Seeley, 1870 Ref: T.L. Ford, 2005-present: [16 Jul 2026]; 16 Jul 2026. [inferred]
Type of: †Rhamphorhynchoidea (Suborder) Plieninger, 1901 Ref: P. Wellnhofer, 1991a: 184. [inferred]

Variants

Incorrect spelling: †Rhamphorynchus (Genus) Meyer, 1847 Ref: P. Wellnhofer, 1991a: 184. [inferred]

Homonyms

Junior homonym (allowed): Rhamphorhynchus (Genus) L.A. Garay (1977) Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present: 10 Apr 2019.

Synonyms

Questionably Synonymous name: †Odontorhynchus (Genus) Stolley, 1936, nom. illeg., nom. dub. Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: App. (p. 620: "?").
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