†Moenkopia Schaeffer and Gregory 1961 (coelacanth)
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Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae
Full reference: B. Schaeffer and J. T. Gregory. 1961. Coelacanth fishes from the continental Triassic of the western United States. American Museum Novitates 2036:1-18
Parent taxon: Coelacanthidae according to B. Schaeffer and J. T. Gregory 1961
See also Forey 1998 and Schultze 2004
Sister taxa: Alcoveria, Chaohuichthys, Coelacanthus, Graphiurichthys, Mylacanthus, Peplorhina, Quayia
Subtaxa: Moenkopia wellesi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (2: Arizona collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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