Swenzia

Swenzia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Class: Sarcopterygii
Order: Coelacanthiformes
Family: Latimeriidae
Genus: Swenzia
(Clement, 2005)
Binomial name
Swenzia latimerae
(Clement, 2005)
Synonyms
  • Wenzia latimerae (Clement, 2005)

Swenzia is an extinct genus of prehistoric fish. It is the fossil genus most closely related to the living coelacanth, Latimeria.

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