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Coelacanthus gracilis

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae

Taxonomy
Coelacanthus gracilis was named by Agassiz (1843). Its type specimen is BMNH P.3341, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. africanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Coelacanthus gracilis Agassiz p. 173
1891Coelacanthus gracilis Woodward p. 408
2004Coelacanthus gracilis Schultze p. 486

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
classCoelacanthimorpha
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
familyCoelacanthidaeAgassiz 1843
genusCoelacanthus
speciesgracilis

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 gracilis Agassiz 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2013-12-06 11:55:00
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:55:00
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Lombardo and Tintori 2005
Collections
No collection or age range data are available