Luopingcoelacanthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coelacanthiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Ordo: Coelacanthiformes

Genus: †Luopingcoelacanthus
Species: †L. eurylacrimalis

Name

Luopingcoelacanthus Wen et al., 2013

Type species: †Luopingcoelacanthus eurylacrimalis Wen et al., 2013

Etymology: The genus named after Luoping County.

References

• Wen, W., Zhang, Q.-Y., Hu, S.-X., Benton, M.J., Zhou, C.-Y., Tao, X., Huang, J.-Y. & Chen, Z.-Q. 2013. Coelacanths from the Middle Triassic Luoping Biota, Yunnan, South China, with the earliest evidence of ovoviviparity. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58(1): 175–193. DOI: 10.4202/app.2011.0066 Reference page.