†Whiteia nielseni Forey 1998 (coelacanth)
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Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Whiteiidae
Full reference: P. L. Forey. 1998. History of the Coelacanth Fishes 1-440
Belongs to Whiteia according to P. L. Forey 1998
See also Schultze 2004
Sister taxa: Whiteia africanus, Whiteia durabilis, Whiteia giganteus, Whiteia lepta, Whiteia oishii, Whiteia tuberculata, Whiteia uyenoteruyai, Whiteia woodwardi
Type specimen: MGUH VP.133, a skull (Complete head)
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Ambilobe Bay (nodule beds) (Triassic of Madagascar)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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