†Axelia Stensiö 1921 (coelacanth)
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Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Whiteiidae
Full reference: E. A. Stensiö. 1921. Triassic Fishes from Spitzbergen, Part I 1-307
Parent taxon: Whiteiidae according to G. Arratia and H. P. Schultze 2015
See also Forey 1998, Schultze 2004 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Atacamaia, Guizhoucoelacanthus, Piveteauia, Whiteia, Wimania
Subtaxa: Axelia elegans Axelia robusta
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences
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