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Sinocoelacanthus fengshanensis

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes

Taxonomy
Sinocoelacanthus fengshanensis was named by Liu (1964). Its type specimen is IVPP V.2895, a partial skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Kangdong, Fengshan, which is in an Olenekian marine horizon in the Luolou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Sinocoelacanthus fengshanensis Liu p. 211 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2
1998Sinocoelacanthus fengshanensis Forey p. 358
2004Sinocoelacanthus fengshanensis Schultze p. 486

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
classCoelacanthimorpha
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
genusSinocoelacanthus
speciesfengshanensis

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.

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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Olenekian or 251.20000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2China (Guangxi) Sinocoelacanthus fengshanensis (type locality: 140081)