Osteichthyes - Coelacanthiformes - Whiteiidae
Full reference: J. A. Moy-Thomas. 1935. The coelacanth fishes from Madagascar. Geological Magazine 72:213-226
Belongs to Whiteia according to J.-P. Lehman 1952
See also Forey 1998, Moy-Thomas 1935 and Schultze 2004
Sister taxa: Whiteia africanus, Whiteia anniae, Whiteia durabilis, Whiteia giganteus, Whiteia lepta, Whiteia nielseni, Whiteia oishii, Whiteia uyenoteruyai, Whiteia woodwardi
Type specimen: BMNH P17214-5, a partial skull. Its type locality is Anaborano (BMNH collection), which is in a Dienerian marine horizon in Madagascar.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Madagascar (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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