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Wimania

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Whiteiidae

Taxonomy
Wimania was named by Stensio (1921) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-l]. It is not extant.

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
1921Wimania Stensio p. 79 figs. Pl. 9, Figs. 2,3
1998Wimania Forey p. 300
2002Wimania Sepkoski
2004Wimania Schultze p. 466
2015Wimania 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
genusWimaniaStensio 1921

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. †Wimania Stensio 1921
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Wimania multistriata Stensiƶ 1921
Wimania sinuosa Stensiƶ 1921
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available