Whiteia Moy-Thomas 1935 (coelacanth)

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Whiteiidae

Full reference: J. A. Moy-Thomas. 1935. The coelacanth fishes from Madagascar. Geological Magazine 72:213-226

Parent taxon: Whiteiidae according to Y. Yabumoto and P. M. Brito 2016

See also Arratia and Schultze 2015, Beltan 1968, Forey 1998, Lehman 1952, Moy-Thomas 1935, Schaeffer and Mangus 1976, Schultze 2004 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Atacamaia, Axelia, Guizhoucoelacanthus, Piveteauia, Wimania

Subtaxa: Whiteia africanus Whiteia nielseni Whiteia oishii Whiteia tuberculata Whiteia woodwardi

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Triassic of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), Indonesia (1), Madagascar (6)

Total: 9 collections including 11 occurrences

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