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Alcoveria

Osteichthyes - Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae

Taxonomy
Alcoveria was named by Beltan (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066].

It was assigned to Coelacanthidae by Beltan (1972), Beltan (1984); to Coelacanthiformes by Forey (1998); to Coelocanthiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mawsoniidae by Schultze (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Alcoveria Beltan p. 285
1984Alcoveria Beltan p. 117
1998Alcoveria Forey p. 300
2002Alcoveria Sepkoski
2004Alcoveria Schultze p. 466

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassActinistia(Cope 1870)
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
familyCoelacanthidaeAgassiz 1843
genusAlcoveria

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Alcoveria Beltan 1972
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Alcoveria brevis Beltan 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available