Graphiurichthys White and Moy-Thomas 1937 (coelacanth)

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae

Alternative spelling: Graphiuricthys

Synonym: Graphiurus Kner 1866 [replaced name]

Full reference: E. I. White and J. A. Moy-Thomas. 1937. The coelacanth genus Graphiurus Kner. Geological Magazine 74:286

Parent taxon: Coelacanthidae according to H.-P. Schultze 2004

See also Forey 1998, Sepkoski 2002, White and Moy-Thomas 1937 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Alcoveria, Chaohuichthys, Coelacanthus, Moenkopia, Mylacanthus, Peplorhina, Quayia

Subtaxa: Graphiurichthys callopterus

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Raibl, Carinthia (Stur collection) (Triassic of Italy)

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