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Coelacanthimorpha
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| Rank | class (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Coelacanthimorpha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 222 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 7 (3.2%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 409 - 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. A. Long. 2011. The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution (Second Edition) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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 Coelacanthiformesorder | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Coelacanth | 196 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 0 Ma Extant |
| Diplocercidiformes β order | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Laugiidae β family | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 252 Ma Permian | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Rebellatricidae β family | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Tarrasiidae β family | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Chagrinia β genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Diplocercides β genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Euporosteus β genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hainbergia β genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Heptanema β genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Scleracanthus β genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Serenichthys β genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Synaptotylus β genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Youngichthys β genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2011 | Coelacanthimorpha Long p. 244 |
| 2013 | Coelacanthimorpha Betancur-R. et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
