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Macropoma willemoesii

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Latimeriidae

Taxonomy
Macropoma willemoesii was named by Vetter (1881).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Macropoma willemoesii Vetter
1998Macropoma willemoesii Forey p. 352
2004Macropoma willemoesii Schultze p. 487

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
classCoelacanthimorpha
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
familyLatimeriidaeBerg 1940
subfamilyLatimeriinaeBerg 1940
genusMacropoma
specieswillemoesiiVetter 1881

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.

Macropoma willemoesii Vetter 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available