Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Latimeriidae

Alternative combination: Macropoma mantellii

Synonyms: Amia lewesiensis Mantell 1822, Macropoma lewesiensis Mantell 1822

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Feuilleton Additionnel aux Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles 21-64

Belongs to Macropoma according to H.-P. Schultze 2004

See also Agassiz 1833, Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1837, Agassiz 1843, Forey 1998, Owen 1859 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Macropoma forte, Macropoma precursor, Macropoma speciosum, Macropoma willemoesii

Type specimens:

• Macropoma mantelli: BMNH 4219, a skeleton
• Amia lewesiensis:

Distribution: found only at Portland Cement Co. Quarry, Beggar's Knoll (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

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