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Coelacanthiformes (coelacanth)
Taxonomy
Coelacanthiformes was named by Berg (1937) [apparent misspelling of Coelacanthiformes]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Osteichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Sarcopterygii by Heckert (2004); to Coelacanthimorpha by Long (2011); to Coelacanthimorpha by Betancur et al. (2013); to Actinistia by Arratia (2015); and to Actinistia by Forey (1998), Schultze (2004), Graf (2012) and Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Osteichthyes by Sepkoski (2002); to Sarcopterygii by Heckert (2004); to Coelacanthimorpha by Long (2011); to Coelacanthimorpha by Betancur et al. (2013); to Actinistia by Arratia (2015); and to Actinistia by Forey (1998), Schultze (2004), Graf (2012) and Nelson et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1937 | Coelacanthiformes Berg |
1998 | Coelacanthiformes Forey p. 299 |
2002 | Coelocanthiformes Sepkoski |
2004 | Coelacanthiformes Heckert p. 42 |
2004 | Coelacanthiformes Schultze p. 466 |
2011 | Coelacanthiformes Long p. 244 |
2012 | Coelacanthiformes Graf |
2013 | Coelacanthiformes Betancur et al. |
2015 | Coelacanthiformes Arratia p. 67 |
2016 | Coelacanthiformes 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.
Or. Coelacanthiformes Berg 1937 [coelacanth]
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G. †Canningius
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]
Subor. †Coelacanthoidei Berg 1937
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G. †Coelacanthopsis
G. †Cualabaea
G. †Holoptychus Agassiz 1843
Fm. Latimeriidae Berg 1940
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Subfm. Latimeriinae Berg 1940
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G. †Holophagus Egerton 1861
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†Holophagus gulo Egerton 1861
†Holophagus picenus Costa 1862
Invalid names: Urocomus Costa 1862 [synonym]
G. Latimeria Smith 1939
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Latimeria chalumnae Smith 1939
Latimeria menadoensis Pouyaud et al. 1999 [Indonesian coelacanth]
G. †Libys Munster 1842
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†Libys callolepis Ferrante et al. 2022
†Libys polypterus Münster 1842
†Libys superbus Zittel 1887
G. †Macropoma Agassiz 1833
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†Macropoma forte Fritsch 1878
†Macropoma precursor Woodward 1909
†Macropoma speciosum Reuss 1857
†Macropoma willemoesii Vetter 1881
G. †Swenzia Clement 2005
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†Swenzia latimerae Clement 2005
Invalid names: Wenzia Clement 2005 [replaced]
G. †Undina Munster 1834
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†Undina acutidens Reis 1888
†Undina barroviensis Woodward 1890
†Undina cirinensis Thiollere 1854
†Undina grandis Eastman 1914
†Undina penicillata Münster 1834
†Undina purbeckensis Woodward 1916
Subfm. †Ticinepomiinae Ferrante and Cavin 2023
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G. †Ticinepomis Rieppel 1980
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†Ticinepomis ducanensis Ferrante et al. 2023
†Ticinepomis peyeri Rieppel 1980
Subor. †Latimeroidei Schultze 1993
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Fm. †Dipluridae Graf 2012
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Fm. †Mawsoniidae Schultze 1993
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G. †Axelrodichthys Maisey 1986
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†Axelrodichthys araripensis Maisey 1986
†Axelrodichthys megadromos Cavin et al. 2016
G. †Lualabaea Saint-Seine 1955
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†Lualabaea henryi Saint-Seine 1955
†Lualabaea lerichei Saint-Seine 1955
G. †Mawsonia Mawson and Woodward 1907
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†Mawsonia gigas Mawson and Woodward 1907
†Mawsonia lavocati Tabaste 1963
†Mawsonia libyca Weiler 1935
†Mawsonia minor Woodward 1908
†Mawsonia tegamensis Wenz 1975
†Mawsonia ubangiensis Casier 1961
Invalid names: Palaeoctopus pelagicus Fuchs et al. 2008 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Miguashaiidae Schultze 1993
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G. †Miguashaia Schultze 1973
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†Miguashaia bureaui Schultze 1973
†Miguashaia grossi Forey et al. 2000
Fm. †Rhabdodermatidae Berg 1958
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G. †Rhabdoderma Reis 1888
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†Rhabdoderma alderingi Moy-Thomas 1937
†Rhabdoderma ardrossense Moy-Thomas 1937
†Rhabdoderma elegans Newberry 1856
†Rhabdoderma exiguum Eastman 1902
†Rhabdoderma huxleyi Traquair 1881
†Rhabdoderma madagascariensis Woodward 1910
†Rhabdoderma newelli Hibbard 1933
†Rhabdoderma tinglyense Davis 1884
Fm. †Whiteiidae Schultze 1993
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G. †Whiteia Moy-Thomas 1935
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†Whiteia africanus Broom 1905
†Whiteia nielseni Forey 1998
†Whiteia oishii Yabumoto and Brito 2016
†Whiteia tuberculata Moy-Thomas 1935
†Whiteia woodwardi Moy-Thomas 1935
Invalid names: Coelacanthiidae [empty], Diplocercidae Berg 1940 [empty], Hadronectoridae Lund and Lund 1984 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Givetian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 387.70000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 383.7 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 383.7 Ma
Collections (245 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Givetian | Latvia | Miguashaia grossi (225777) | |
Late/Upper Givetian | Australia (Victoria) | Gavinia syntrips (173457) | |
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | Coelacanthiformes indet. (197071 226077) | |
Givetian | Latvia (Cesis) | Miguashaia grossi (135959) | |
Frasnian | Canada (Quebec) | Miguashaia bureaui (179176) | |
Famennian | USA (Ohio) | Holoptychus sp. (653) | |
Arundian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Dumfregia huxleyi (90682) | |
Arnsbergian | USA (Montana) | Caridosuctor populosum (116657 227056 227066) Caridosuctor populosum, Lochmocercus aciculiodontus (90681) | |
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 | Germany | Coelacanthus granulatus (130039 130275 130277 130278 130279 130280 137316 139366) Coelacanthus hassiae (149471) | |
Wuchiapingian | United Kingdom (Durham) | Coelacanthus granulatus (131707) | |
Wuchiapingian | United Kingdom (England) | Coelacanthus granulatus (90264) Coelacanthus granulatus, Coelacanthus caudalis (90266) | |
Changhsingian | China (Zhejiang) | Changxingia aspratilis (123522) |