Osteichthyes - Coelacanthiformes - Whiteiidae
Full reference: G. Xu, Q. Dai, F. Tan, Z. Yuan, C. Sun, J. Liao, B. Geng and H. Song. 2025. Taxonomic names, in A new coelacanth (Actinistia, Sarcopterygii) from the Early Triassic of Anhui, China. Scientific Reports 15(36320)
Belongs to Whiteia according to G. Xu et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Whiteia africanus, Whiteia durabilis, Whiteia giganteus, Whiteia lepta, Whiteia nielseni, Whiteia oishii, Whiteia tuberculata, Whiteia uyenoteruyai, Whiteia woodwardi
Type specimen: CHU 2016, a skeleton. Its type locality is Maoshankou, He County, which is in a Smithian marine shale in the Helongshan Formation of China.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Maoshankou, He County
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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