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Coelacanthus lepturus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8590759https://www.gbif.org/species/8590759
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)245659https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=245659
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Coelacanthiformes : Coelacanthidae : Coelacanthus : Coelacanthus lepturus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Coelacanthimorpha : Coelacanthiformes : Coelacanthidae : Coelacanthus : Coelacanthus lepturus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
classCoelacanthimorpha
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
familyCoelacanthidaeAgassiz 1843
genusCoelacanthusAgassiz 1843
speciesCoelacanthus lepturusAgassiz 1844
Generic NameCoelacanthus
Scientific NameCoelacanthus lepturus Agassiz, 1844
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Coelacanthus lepturusspeciesbelongs to Coelacanthusstated with evidenceAgassiz, 1844
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance323 - 315 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance323 - 315 Ma
Carboniferous
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Coelacanthidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)T. Atthey. 1868. On the occurence of the palatal teeth of a fish belonging to the Genus Climaxodus, M'Coy, in the Low-main Shale of Newsham. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fourth Series 2:321-323

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1844Coelacanthus lepturus Agassiz
1868Coelacanthus lepturus Atthey p. 322

References

Atthey T. On the occurence of the palatal teeth of a fish belonging to the Genus Climaxodus, M'Coy, in the Low-main Shale of Newsham, The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fourth Series 2, 321-323
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!
 
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