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Axelia

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Whiteiidae

Taxonomy
Axelia was named by Stensiö (1921) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-l].

It was assigned to Coelacanthiformes by Forey (1998); to Coelocanthiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Coelacanthidae by Schultze (2004); and to Whiteiidae by Arratia and Schultze (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Axelia Stensiö p. 89
1998Axelia Forey p. 300
2002Axelia Sepkoski
2004Axelia Schultze p. 466
2015Axelia Arratia and Schultze p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
classCoelacanthimorpha
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
familyWhiteiidaeSchultze 1993
genusAxelia

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.

G. †Axelia Stensiö 1921
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Axelia elegans Stensiö 1921
Axelia robusta Stensiö 1921
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available