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Coelacanthidae
Taxonomy
Coelacanthidae was named by Agassiz (1843). It is extant.
It was assigned to Crossopterygidae by Woodward (1916); to Actinistia by Cope (1887), Woodward (1891), Hay (1902), Jordan (1963); to Coelacanthini by Casier (1965); to Coelacanthoidei by Schultze (2004); to Actinistia by Maisey (1986), Schwimmer et al. (1994), Delsate et al. (2002), Irmis (2005); and to Coelacanthiformes by Gardiner (1960), Beltan (1972), Heckert (2004), Tong et al. (2006), Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Crossopterygidae by Woodward (1916); to Actinistia by Cope (1887), Woodward (1891), Hay (1902), Jordan (1963); to Coelacanthini by Casier (1965); to Coelacanthoidei by Schultze (2004); to Actinistia by Maisey (1986), Schwimmer et al. (1994), Delsate et al. (2002), Irmis (2005); and to Coelacanthiformes by Gardiner (1960), Beltan (1972), Heckert (2004), Tong et al. (2006), Nelson et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1843 | Coelacanthidae Agassiz |
| 1887 | Coelacanthidae Cope p. 1018 |
| 1891 | Coelacanthidae Woodward p. 394 |
| 1902 | Coelacanthidae Hay p. 363 |
| 1916 | Coelacanthidae Woodward p. 21 |
| 1960 | Coelacanthidae Gardiner p. 242 |
| 1963 | Coelacanthidae Jordan p. 609 |
| 1965 | Coelacanthidae Casier p. 43 |
| 1972 | Coelacanthidae Beltan p. 285 |
| 1986 | Coelacanthidae Maisey p. 3 |
| 1994 | Coelacanthidae Schwimmer et al. p. 503 |
| 2002 | Coelacanthidae Delsate et al. p. 37 |
| 2004 | Coelacanthidae Heckert p. 42 |
| 2004 | Coelacanthidae Schultze p. 466 |
| 2005 | Coelacanthidae Irmis p. 67 |
| 2006 | Coelacanthidae Tong et al. p. 157 |
| 2016 | Coelacanthidae Nelson et al. p. 104 |
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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.
Fm. Coelacanthidae Agassiz 1843
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G. †Coelacanthus Agassiz 1839
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†Coelacanthus banffensis Lambe 1916
†Coelacanthus dendrites Gardiner 1973
†Coelacanthus elongatus Huxley 1866
†Coelacanthus evolutus Beltan 1980
†Coelacanthus exiguus Eastman 1902
†Coelacanthus gracilis Agassiz 1843
†Coelacanthus granulatus Agassiz 1839
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Invalid names: Coelacanthus caudalis Egerton 1850 [synonym], Coelacanthus hassiae Münster 1842 [synonym]
†Coelacanthus lepturus Agassiz 1843
†Coelacanthus lunzensis Teller 1891
†Coelacanthus madagascariensis Woodward 1910
†Coelacanthus minor Agassiz 1843
†Coelacanthus munsteri Agassiz 1843
†Coelacanthus ornatus Newberry 1856
†Coelacanthus phillipsii Agassiz 1843
†Coelacanthus robustus Newberry 1856
†Coelacanthus tingleyensis Davis 1884
†Coelacanthus welleri Eastman 1908
Invalid names: Conchiopsis Cope 1873 [synonym]
G. †Graphiurichthys White and Moy-Thomas 1937
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†Graphiurichthys callopterus Kner 1866
Invalid names: Graphiurus Kner 1866 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Lombardo and Tintori 2005, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Bashkirian to the top of the Albian or 323.40000 to 100.50000 Ma
Collections (65 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bashkirian | United Kingdom (England) | Coelacanthus lepturus (132670) | |
| Bashkirian - Moscovian | United Kingdom (Devon) | Coelacanthus elegans (232961) | |
| Moscovian | United Kingdom | Coelacanthus tingleyensis (137308) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Coelacanthus sp. (165526) | |
| Westphalian D | USA (Illinois) | Coelacanthus exiguus (112630) | |
| Kasimovian | USA (New Mexico) | Coelacanthidae indet. (217022 217023 217024) | |
| Virgilian | USA (New Mexico) | Coelacanthidae indet. (216993 216994 217070) | |
| Wuchiapingian | United Kingdom | Coelacanthus granulatus (131700) | |
| Wuchiapingian | United Kingdom (Durham) | Coelacanthus granulatus (131707) | |
| Wuchiapingian | Germany | Coelacanthus granulatus (130039 130275 130277 130278 130279 130280 137316 139366) Coelacanthus hassiae (149471) | |
| Wuchiapingian | United Kingdom (England) | Coelacanthus granulatus (90264) Coelacanthus granulatus, Coelacanthus caudalis (90266) | |
| Dienerian | Madagascar | Coelacanthidae indet. (153683) Coelacanthus evolutus (153772) Coelacanthus madagascariensis (149171 154039) | |
| Smithian | Canada (Alberta) | Coelacanthus banffensis (122018) | |
| Smithian | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Mylacanthus lobatus (120298) Mylacanthus lobatus, Mylacanthus spinosus (120228) Mylacanthus sp. (120231) Mylacanthus spinosus (120366) | |
| Smithian | China (Anhui) | Coelacanthidae indet., Chaohuichthys majiashanensis (114000) | |
| Spathian | USA (Nevada) | Coelacanthidae indet. (211753) | |
| Spathian | USA (Idaho) | Coelacanthidae indet. (202191) | |
| Aegean | France (Moselle) | Coelacanthidae indet. (206490) | |
| Aegean - Bithynian | USA (Arizona) | Moenkopia wellesi (34888 95112) | |
| Anisian | France (Grand Est) | Coelacanthidae indet. (206487) | |
| Illyrian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Coelacanthidae indet. (139836) | |
| Ladinian | Spain | Alcoveria brevis (149852 149853) | |
| Longobardian | Spain (Tarragona) | Alcoveria sp. (109710) | |
| Julian | Italy | Graphiurus callopterus (122361) | |
| Carnian | India (Madhya Pradesh) | Coelacanthidae indet. (207798) | |
| Carnian | Morocco (Marrakech) | Coelacanthidae indet. (113891) | |
| Carnian - Norian | USA (Texas) | Coelacanthidae indet. (22704 84270) | |
| Late/Upper Triassic | South Africa (Free State) | Coelacanthus africanus (220879) | |
| Late/Upper Triassic | USA (Texas) | Coelacanthidae indet. (39671) | |
| Lacian - Sevatian | USA (New Mexico) | Coelacanthidae indet. (62311) | |
| Norian | USA (Arizona) | Coelacanthidae indet. (39160 39219 93444) | |
| Norian | USA (New Mexico) | Coelacanthidae indet. (55248 83738 93682) Coelacanthidae indet., Quayia zideki (48516) | |
| Norian | Thailand (Chaiyaphum) | Coelacanthidae indet. (89992) | |
| Norian | USA (Texas) | Coelacanthidae indet. (48424) Quayia zideki (13266) | |
| Sinemurian - Pliensbachian | USA (Arizona) | Coelacanthidae indet. (27719) | |
| Oxfordian - Tithonian | Australia (New South Wales) | Coelacanthidae indet. (29461) | |
| Albian | USA (Texas) | Coelacanthidae indet. (14391) |