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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