Actinistia

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:subsidiary
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:coelacanths
gptkbp:conservationStatus critically endangered (Latimeria chalumnae)
vulnerable (Latimeria menadoensis)
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1938 (Latimeria chalumnae)
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature cosmoid scales
intracranial joint
lobed pectoral and pelvic fins
gptkbp:evolutionarySignificance living fossil
gptkbp:extantSpecies gptkb:Latimeria_chalumnae
gptkb:Latimeria_menadoensis
gptkbp:extinct gptkb:Macropoma
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Devonian
gptkbp:fossilRange Devonian to present
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
freshwater (fossil forms)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Actinistia
gptkbp:jawType autostylic
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:maximumLength up to 2 meters (Latimeria)
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:J.L.B._Smith
gptkb:Marjorie_Courtenay-Latimer
gptkbp:notableExtantGenus gptkb:Latimeria
gptkbp:notableFossilLocation gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Madagascar
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Diplurus
gptkb:Macropoma
gptkb:Axelrodichthys
gptkb:Diplocercides
gptkb:Mawsonia
gptkb:Rhabdoderma
gptkb:Holophagus
gptkb:Libys
gptkb:Undina
gptkb:Whiteia
gptkbp:numberOfFamilies 9 (fossil and extant)
gptkbp:order gptkb:Coelacanthiformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo tetrapods (distantly)
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous (Latimeria)
gptkbp:sisterGroup gptkb:Dipnoi
gptkbp:skeletonType bony
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:subsidiary
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sarcopterygii
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5