Swenzia Clement 2005 (coelacanth)

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Latimeriidae

Synonym: Wenzia Clement 2005 [replaced name]

Full reference: G. Clement. 2005. A new coelacanth (Actinistia, Sarcopterygii) from the Jurassic of France, and the question of the closest fossil relative to Latimeria. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(3):481-491

Parent taxon: Latimeriinae according to C. Ferrante and L. Cavin 2023

See also Clement 2005, Clement 2006, Dutel et al. 2012 and Graf 2012

Sister taxa: Holophagus, Latimeria, Libys, Macropoma, Megalocoelacanthus, Undina

Subtaxa: Swenzia latimerae Wenzia latimerae

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Levigny, Charnay Commune (Jurassic of France)

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