†Rabdiolepis speciosa Emmons 1857 (coelacanth)
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Osteichthyes - Coelacanthiformes - Mawsoniidae
Alternative combination: Rabdiolepis specious
Full reference: E. Emmons. 1857. American Geology, Containing a Statement of the Principles of the Science with Full Illustrations of the Characteristic American Fossils. With an Atlas and a Geological Map of the United States Part IV:x-152
Belongs to Rabdiolepis according to O. P. Hay 1902
See also Emmons 1857
Sister taxa: Diplurus longicaudatus, Diplurus newarki, Osteopleurus milleri, Osteopleurus newarki, Rabdiolepis gwyneddensis, Rabdiolepis striata
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Rabdiolepis speciosa in the database
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