Coelacanthus gracilis Agassiz 1843 (coelacanth)

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II, IIe Partie (17me livraison) 73-336

Belongs to Coelacanthus according to L. Agassiz 1843

See also Schultze 2004 and Woodward 1891

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

Type specimen: BMNH P.3341, a partial skull

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Coelacanthus gracilis in the database

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