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Changxingia

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Mawsoniidae

Taxonomy
Changxingia was named by Wang and Liu (1981) [Sepkoski's age data: P Tatr].

It was assigned to Coelocanthiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mawsoniidae by Forey (1998) and Schultze (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Changxingia Wang and Liu
1998Changxingia Forey p. 300
2002Changxingia Sepkoski
2004Changxingia Schultze

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
classCoelacanthimorpha
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
suborderLatimeroideiSchultze 1993
familyMawsoniidaeSchultze 1993
genusChangxingia

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. †Changxingia Wang and Liu 1981
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Changxingia aspratilis Wang and Liu 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available