†Rieppelia heinzfurreri Ferrante and Cavin 2023 (coelacanth)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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