†Alcoveria brevis Beltan 1972 (coelacanth)
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Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae
Full reference: L. L. Beltan. 1972. La faune Ichthyologique du Muschelkalk de la Catalogne. Memorias de la Real Academia de Ciencias y Artes XLI:281-325
Belongs to Alcoveria according to L. L. Beltan 1972
See also Forey 1998 and Schultze 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Montral and Alcover Quarries (MSB), which is in a Ladinian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite in the Muschelkalk Formation of Spain
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Spain (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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