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†Coelacanthus elegans Newberry 1856 (coelacanth)

Osteichthyes - Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae

Synonym: Conchiopsis filiferus Cope 1873

Belongs to Coelacanthus according to O. P. Hay 1902

See also Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Coelacanthus banffensis, Coelacanthus dendrites, Coelacanthus elongatus, Coelacanthus evolutus, Coelacanthus exiguus, Coelacanthus gracilis, Coelacanthus granulatus, Coelacanthus lepturus, Coelacanthus lunzensis, Coelacanthus madagascariensis, Coelacanthus minor, Coelacanthus munsteri, Coelacanthus ornatus, Coelacanthus phillipsii, Coelacanthus robustus, Coelacanthus tingleyensis, Coelacanthus welleri

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Instow Quay (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)

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