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Wenzia latimerae

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Latimeriidae

Taxonomy
Wenzia latimerae was named by Clement (2005). Its type specimen is MNHN JRE 47 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Swenzia latimerae by Clement (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Wenzia latimerae Clement p. 482
2006Swenzia latimerae Clement p. 461

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
classCoelacanthimorpha
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
familyLatimeriidaeBerg 1940
subfamilyLatimeriinaeBerg 1940
genusWenzia
specieslatimerae

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.

Wenzia latimerae Clement 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available