Coelacanthopsis
Extinct genus of coelacanths
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
| Class: | Actinistia |
| Genus: | †Coelacanthopsis Traquair, 1901 |
| Species: | †C. curta
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| †Coelacanthopsis curta Traquair, 1901
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Some place it in the family Rhabdodermatidae.[4] However, its taxonomic identity is generally considered uncertain.[5]
References
- ^ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ Waterston, Charles D. (1954). "Catalogue of type and figured specimens of fossil fishes and amphibians in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh". Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society. 16 (1). doi:10.1144/transed.16.1.i. ISSN 0371-6260.
- ^ "PBDB Collection". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Coelacanthiformes". ATW.hu. Retrieved 20 Nov 2012.
- ^ Cloutier, Richard; Forey, Peter L. (1991-09-01). "Diversity of extinct and living actinistian fishes (Sarcopterygii)". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 32 (1): 59–74. Bibcode:1991EnvBF..32...59C. doi:10.1007/BF00007445. ISSN 1573-5133.
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