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Coelacanthiformes (coelacanth)

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Coelacanthiformes Berg
1998Coelacanthiformes Forey p. 299
2002Coelocanthiformes Sepkoski
2004Coelacanthiformes Heckert p. 42
2004Coelacanthiformes Schultze p. 466
2011Coelacanthiformes Long p. 244
2012Coelacanthiformes Graf
2013Coelacanthiformes Betancur et al.
2015Coelacanthiformes Arratia p. 67
2016Coelacanthiformes Nelson et al. p. 104

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
classCoelacanthimorpha
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937

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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Fm. Coelacanthidae Agassiz 1843
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G. †Alcoveria Beltan 1972
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Alcoveria brevis Beltan 1972
G. †Chaohuichthys Tong et al. 2006
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Chaohuichthys majiashanensis Tong et al. 2006
G. †Coelacanthus Agassiz 1839
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Coelacanthus dendrites Gardiner 1973
Coelacanthus elegans Newberry 1856
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Invalid names: Conchiopsis filiferus Cope 1873 [synonym]
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 minor Agassiz 1843
Coelacanthus munsteri Agassiz 1843
Coelacanthus ornatus Newberry 1856
Coelacanthus phillipsii Agassiz 1843
Coelacanthus robustus Newberry 1856
Coelacanthus welleri Eastman 1908
Invalid names: Conchiopsis Cope 1873 [synonym]
G. †Graphiurichthys White and Moy-Thomas 1937
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Invalid names: Graphiurus Kner 1866 [replaced]
G. †Moenkopia Schaeffer and Gregory 1961
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Moenkopia wellesi Schaeffer and Gregory 1961
G. †Mylacanthus Stensiö 1921
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Mylacanthus lobatus Stensiö 1921
Mylacanthus spinosus Stensiö 1921
G. †Peplorhina Cope 1873
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Peplorhina anthracina Cope 1873
G. †Quayia Hunt 1997
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Quayia zideki Hunt 1997
Subor. †Coelacanthoidei Berg 1937
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G. †Dumfregia Lund and Lund 1985
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Dumfregia huxleyi Traquair 1881
G. †Cualabaea
G. †Dobrogeria Cavin and Grădinaru 2014
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Dobrogeria aegyssensis Cavin and Grădinaru 2014
G. †Holoptychus Agassiz 1843
Fm. Latimeriidae Berg 1940
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G. †Indocoelacanthus Jain 1974
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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 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 mantelli Agassiz 1835
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Invalid names: Amia lewesiensis Mantell 1822 [synonym]
Macropoma precursor Woodward 1909
Macropoma speciosum Reuss 1857
Macropoma willemoesii Vetter 1881
G. †Megalocoelacanthus Schwimmer et al. 1994
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Megalocoelacanthus dobiei Schwimmer et al. 1994
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
G. †Macropomoides Woodward 1942
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Macropomoides orientalis Woodward 1942
Subfm. †Ticinepomiinae Ferrante and Cavin 2023
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G. †Foreyia Cavin et al. 2017
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Foreyia maxkuhni Cavin et al. 2017
G. †Rieppelia Ferrante and Cavin 2023
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Rieppelia heinzfurreri Ferrante and Cavin 2023
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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G. †Diplurus Newberry 1878
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Diplurus longicaudatus Newberry 1878
Diplurus newarki Bryant 1934
G. †Reidus Graf 2012
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Reidus hilli Graf 2012
Fm. †Mawsoniidae Schultze 1993
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G. †Axelrodichthys Maisey 1986
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Axelrodichthys megadromos Cavin et al. 2016
G. †Changxingia Wang and Liu 1981
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Changxingia aspratilis Wang and Liu 1981
G. †Chinlea Schaeffer 1967
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Chinlea sorenseni Schaeffer 1967
G. †Garnbergia Martin and Wenz 1984
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Garnbergia ommata Martin and Wenz 1984
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
G. †Parnaibaia Yabumoto 2007
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Parnaibaia maranhaoensis Yabumoto 2007
G. †Rhipis Saint-Seine 1950
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Rhipis moorseli Saint-Seine 1950
Rhipis tuberculatus Casier 1965
G. †Trachymetopon Hennig 1951
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Trachymetopon liassicum Hennig 1951
Invalid names: Palaeoctopus pelagicus Fuchs et al. 2008 [nomen dubium]
G. †Lochmocercus Lund and Lund 1984
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Lochmocercus aciculodontus Lund and Lund 1984
G. †Luopingcoelacanthus Wen et al. 2013
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Fm. †Miguashaiidae Schultze 1993
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G. †Gavinia Long 1999
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Gavinia syntrips Long 1999
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. †Caridosuctor Lund and Lund 1984
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Caridosuctor populosum Lund and Lund 1984
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 newelli Hibbard 1933
Rhabdoderma tinglyense Davis 1884
G. †Sinocoelacanthus Liu 1964
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Fm. †Whiteiidae Schultze 1993
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G. †Atacamaia Arratia and Schultze 2015
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Atacamaia solitaria Arratia and Schultze 2015
G. †Axelia Stensiö 1921
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Axelia elegans Stensiö 1921
Axelia robusta Stensiö 1921
G. †Piveteauia Lehman 1952
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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
G. †Wimania Stensio 1921
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Wimania multistriata Stensiö 1921
Wimania sinuosa Stensiö 1921
G. †Yunnancoelacanthus Wen et al. 2013
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Invalid names: Coelacanthiidae [empty], Diplocercidae Berg 1940 [empty], Hadronectoridae Lund and Lund 1984 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
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

Collections (245 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Givetian388.1 - 383.7Latvia Miguashaia grossi (225777)
Late/Upper Givetian388.1 - 383.7Australia (Victoria) Gavinia syntrips (173457)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian388.1 - 382.4Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Coelacanthiformes indet. (197071 226077)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Latvia (Cesis) Miguashaia grossi (135959)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Quebec) Miguashaia bureaui (179176)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Ohio) Holoptychus sp. (653)
Arundian345.0 - 342.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Dumfregia huxleyi (90682)
Arnsbergian326.4 - 318.1USA (Montana) Caridosuctor populosum (116657 227056 227066) Caridosuctor populosum, Lochmocercus aciculiodontus (90681)
Bashkirian323.2 - 315.2United Kingdom (England) Coelacanthus lepturus (132670)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.2 - 307.0United Kingdom (Devon) Coelacanthus elegans (232961)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom Coelacanthus tingleyensis (137308)
Desmoinesian313.8 - 305.9USA (Pennsylvania) Coelacanthus sp. (165526)
Westphalian D311.45 - 306.95USA (Illinois) Coelacanthus exiguus (112630)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (New Mexico) Coelacanthidae indet. (217022 217023 217024)
Virgilian303.4 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Coelacanthidae indet. (216993 216994 217070)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom Coelacanthus granulatus (131700)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany Coelacanthus granulatus (130039 130275 130277 130278 130279 130280 137316 139366) Coelacanthus hassiae (149471)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (Durham) Coelacanthus granulatus (131707)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (England) Coelacanthus granulatus (90264) Coelacanthus granulatus, Coelacanthus caudalis (90266)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) Changxingia aspratilis (123522)