Undina (fish)
For other uses, see Undine.
| Undina Temporal range: Jurassic | |
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| Undina penicillata, at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sarcopterygii |
| Order: | Coelacanthiformes |
| Family: | Latimeriidae |
| Genus: | UndinaMünster |
| Synonyms | |
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†Holophagus Egerton 1861 | |
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Undina is a genus of prehistoric coelacanth, lobe-finned fish, an intermediary form between sea and land animals which lived during the Late Jurassic period.
Species
- Undina acutidens Reis 1888
- Undina barroviensis
- Undina gulo (synonym: Holophagus gulo) (type species)
- Undina penicillata (Munster)
- Undina purbeckensis
Distribution
Species of this genus have been found in Cretaceous of Spain, in Jurassic of Germany, Turkey and the United Kingdom and in Triassic of Italy.
 Restoration of Undina gulo |
 Undina penicillata |
 Undina acutidens, abt. 25 cm long, at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien |
References
- The Paleobiology Database
- Paul H. LAMBERS redescription of the coelacanth Macropoma willemoesii VETTER from the lithographic limestone of Solnhofen (Upper Jurassic, Bavaria)
- Solnhofen
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