Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae
Alternative combination: Coelacanthus granulosus
Synonyms: Coelacanthus caudalis Egerton 1850, Coelacanthus hassiae Münster 1842
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1839. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (10me, 12me livraison)
Belongs to Coelacanthus according to C. G. Diedrich 2009
See also Agassiz 1839, Agassiz 1843, Beltan 1980, Egerton 1850, Forey 1991, Forey 1998, Geinitz 1861, Hay 1902, Holzapfel and Malzahn 1984, Howse 1848, Huxley 1861, King 1850, Münster 1842, Schaumberg 1978, Schultze 2004 and Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Coelacanthus banffensis, Coelacanthus dendrites, Coelacanthus elegans, Coelacanthus elongatus, Coelacanthus evolutus, Coelacanthus exiguus, Coelacanthus gracilis, Coelacanthus lepturus, Coelacanthus lunzensis, Coelacanthus madagascariensis, Coelacanthus minor, Coelacanthus munsteri, Coelacanthus ornatus, Coelacanthus phillipsii, Coelacanthus robustus, Coelacanthus tingleyensis, Coelacanthus welleri
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Germany (9 collections), the United Kingdom (4)
Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences
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