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Coelacanthus ✝
| Description | Coelacanthus ("Hollow Spine") is a genus of extinct coelacanths that first appeared during the Permian period. In fact, this was the first genus of coelacanths ever described, as the order Coelacanthiformes is named after it. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanthus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Coelacanthiformes : Coelacanthidae : Coelacanthus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Coelacanthimorpha : Coelacanthiformes : Coelacanthidae : Coelacanthus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Coelacanthus Agassiz, 1844 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Poiss. Foss., Feuilleton, 2 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 323 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Coelacanthidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome I (livr. 18). Imprimerie de Petitpierre, Neuchatel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanthus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Coelacanthus banffensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Coelacanthus caudalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Coelacanthus dendrites ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coelacanthus elegans ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coelacanthus elongatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coelacanthus evolutus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 252 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
| Coelacanthus exiguus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Coelacanthus gracilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coelacanthus granulatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Coelacanthus huxleyi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coelacanthus lepturus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Coelacanthus lunzensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coelacanthus madagascariensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 252 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
| Coelacanthus minor ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coelacanthus ornatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coelacanthus robustus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Coelacanthus tingleyensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Coelacanthus welleri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Coelocanthus | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Coelacanthiformes : Coelacanthidae : Coelocanthus |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1843 | Coelacanthus Agassiz p. 174 |
| 1861 | Coelacanthus Huxley p. 15 |
| 1873 | Conchiopsis Cope |
| 1891 | Coelacanthus Woodward p. 399 |
| 1902 | Coelacanthus Hay p. 363 |
| 1980 | Coelacanthus Beltan p. 453 |
| 1998 | Coelacanthus Forey p. 300 |
| 2002 | Coelacanthus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Coelacanthus Schultze p. 466 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
