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Coelacanthus robustus

Osteichthyes - Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae

Taxonomy
Coelacanthus robustus was named by Newberry (1856).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Coelacanthus robustus Newberry
1891Coelacanthus robustus Woodward p. 406
1902Coelacanthus robustus Hay p. 364

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassActinistia(Cope 1870)
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
familyCoelacanthidaeAgassiz 1843
genusCoelacanthus
speciesrobustusNewberry 1856

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 robustus Newberry 1856
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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: Lombardo and Tintori 2005, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available