†Mylacanthus Stensiö 1921 (coelacanth)
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Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae
Full reference: E. A. Stensiö. 1921. Triassic Fishes from Spitzbergen, Part I 1-307
Parent taxon: Coelacanthidae according to H.-P. Schultze 2004
See also Forey 1998 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alcoveria, Chaohuichthys, Coelacanthus, Graphiurichthys, Moenkopia, Peplorhina, Quayia
Subtaxa: Mylacanthus lobatus Mylacanthus spinosus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
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