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Coelacanthus dendrites

Osteichthyes - Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae

Taxonomy
Coelacanthus dendrites was named by Gardiner (1973). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Coelacanthus dendrites Gardiner
2004Coelacanthus dendrites Schultze p. 486

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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
speciesdendritesGardiner 1973

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 dendrites Gardiner 1973
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Lombardo and Tintori 2005, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available