Diplocercidae

Extinct family of fishes

Diplocercidae
Temporal range: Devonian to Carboniferous
Diplocercides heiligostockensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sarcopterygii
Subclass:
Actinistia
Family:
Diplocercidae
Genera
  • Diplocercides (type)

Diplocercidae is an extinct family of prehistoric coelacanth fishes which lived during the Devonian and Carboniferous period.[1]

See also

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  • Serenichthys kowiensis (sometimes placed in this family)

References

  1. ^ Echols, Joan (August 28, 2010). "The Project Gutenberg eBook of A New Genus of Pennsylvanian Fish (Crossopterygii, Coelacanthiformes), by Joan Echols". www.gutenberg.org. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
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Actinistia
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Subphylum: Vertebrata
  • Class: Sarcopterygii
Gnathostomata
    • see Gnathostomata
Actinistia
    • see below↓
Actinistia sensu lato
"Onychodontiformes"
Actinistia sensu stricto
Miguashaiidae
Diplocercidae
Hadronectoridae
Rhabdodermatidae
Laugiidae
Coelacanthidae
Whiteiidae
Latimerioidei
Mawsoniidae
Latimeriidae
Strunius rolandi

Miguashaia sp. Allenypterus montanus Mawsonia sp.

Latimeria chalumnae
Taxon identifiers
Diplocercidae


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