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Coelacanthus lepturus

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae

Taxonomy
Coelacanthus lepturus was named by Agassiz (1843). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. africanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Coelacanthus lepturus Agassiz p. 173
1868Coelacanthus lepturus Atthey p. 322

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
classCoelacanthimorpha
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
familyCoelacanthidaeAgassiz 1843
genusCoelacanthus
specieslepturus

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.

†Coelacanthus lepturus Agassiz 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2013-12-06 11:55:00
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:55:00
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Lombardo and Tintori 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Bashkirian or 323.40000 to 315.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2United Kingdom (England) Coelacanthus lepturus (132670)