Rieppelia heinzfurreri Ferrante and Cavin 2023 (coelacanth)

Osteichthyes - Coelacanthiformes - Latimeriidae

Full reference: C. Ferrante and L. Cavin. 2023. Early Mesozoic burst of morphological disparity in the slow‑evolving coelacanth fish lineage. Scientific Reports 13(11356)

Belongs to Rieppelia according to C. Ferrante and L. Cavin 2023

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PIMUZ T 5902, a skeleton

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Switzerland (17 collections)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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