Rhabdoderma
| Rhabdoderma Temporal range: Carboniferous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sarcopterygii |
| Subclass: | Actinistia |
| Family: | Rhabdodermatidae[1] |
| Genus: | Rhabdoderma |
Rhabdoderma is an extinct genus of coelacanth fish in the class Sarcopterygii. It lived in the Carboniferous, and its fossils have been found in Europe and North America.
Species
- Rhabdoderma alderingi
- Rhabdoderma ardrossense
- Rhabdoderma elegans (syn. Coelacanthus elegans Newberry 1856)[2]
- Rhabdoderma exiguum
- Rhabdoderma huxleyi
- Rhabdoderma madagascariensis
- Rhabdoderma newelli
- Rhabdoderma tinglyense[3]
Bibliography
- Discovering Fossil Fishes by John Maisey and John G. Maisey
References
- ↑ "Coelacanthiformes". ATW.hu. Retrieved 20 Nov 2012.
- ↑ History of the Coelacanth Fishes. Peter Forey at Google Books
- ↑ fossilworks.org
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