†Coelacanthus elegans Newberry 1856 (coelacanth)
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Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae
Synonym: Conchiopsis filiferus Cope 1873
Belongs to Coelacanthus according to O. P. Hay 1902
See also Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Coelacanthus banffensis, Coelacanthus dendrites, Coelacanthus elongatus, Coelacanthus evolutus, Coelacanthus exiguus, Coelacanthus gracilis, Coelacanthus granulatus, Coelacanthus lepturus, Coelacanthus lunzensis, Coelacanthus madagascariensis, Coelacanthus minor, Coelacanthus munsteri, Coelacanthus ornatus, Coelacanthus phillipsii, Coelacanthus robustus, Coelacanthus tingleyensis, Coelacanthus welleri
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Instow Quay (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)
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