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Latimeria  Smith, 1939
Taxonomic Serial No.: 649767

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Malania Smith, 1953
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2017   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassSarcopterygii   
                      ClassCoelacanthi   
                         OrderCoelacanthiformes   
                            FamilyLatimeriidae  – coelacanths  
                               GenusLatimeria Smith, 1939  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Latimeria chalumnae Smith, 1939 – West Indian Ocean coelacanth 
                                  Species Latimeria menadoensis Pouyaud, Wirjoatmodjo, Rachmatika, Tjakrawidjaja, Hadiaty & Hadie, 1999 – Indonesian coelacanth 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Eschmeyer, W. N.  
  Notes: California Academy of Sciences   
  Reference for: Latimeria    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 02-Mar-2017, website (version 02-Mar-17)  
  Acquired: 2017   
  Notes: Eschmeyer, W. N. (ed). Catalog of Fishes. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 02-Mar-2017   
  Reference for: Latimeria   
       
  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004, website (version 10-May-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Latimeria   
       
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