†Piveteauia Lehman 1952 (coelacanth)
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Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Whiteiidae
Full reference: J.-P. Lehman. 1952. Etude complémentaire des poissons de l'Eotrias de Madagascar. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 2:1-201
Parent taxon: Whiteiidae according to G. Arratia and H. P. Schultze 2015
See also Clement 1999, Forey 1998, Lehman 1952, Schultze 2004 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Atacamaia, Axelia, Guizhoucoelacanthus, Whiteia, Wimania
Subtaxa: Piveteauia madagascariensis
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Ambilobe Bay (MNHN coll) (Triassic of Madagascar)
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