Piveteauia madagascariensis Lehman 1952 (coelacanth)

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

Belongs to Piveteauia according to G. Clement 1999

See also Forey 1998 and Schultze 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MNHN MAE 116, a skeleton

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Ambilobe Bay (MNHN coll) (Triassic of Madagascar)

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