†Whiteia africanus Broom 1905 (coelacanth)
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Osteichthyes - Coelacanthiformes - Whiteiidae
Belongs to Whiteia according to Broom 1905
See also Schultze 2004
Sister taxa: Whiteia anniae, Whiteia durabilis, Whiteia giganteus, Whiteia lepta, Whiteia nielseni, Whiteia oishii, Whiteia tuberculata, Whiteia uyenoteruyai, Whiteia woodwardi
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Whiteia africanus in the database
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