†family Dipluridae Graf 2012 (coelacanth)
Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Dipluridae
Full reference: J. Graf. 2012. A new Early Cretaceous coelacanth from Texas. Historical Biology 24(4):441-452
Parent taxon: Latimeroidei according to J. Graf 2012
Sister taxa: Mawsoniidae, Palaeoctopus pelagicus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Texas collection)
• Jurassic of United States (6: Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia)
• Triassic of United States (13: New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia)
Total: 20 collections including 21 occurrences