Coelacanthidae

Coelacanthidae; Temporal range: Permian to Jurassic
	Coelacanthus whitea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	Coelacanthiformes
Family:	†Coelacanthidae; Agassiz, 1843
Genera
	Coelacanthus (type genus); Axelia; Wimania; Indocoelacanthus; Moenkopia;

Coelacanthidae is an extinct family of coelacanths found in freshwater and marine strata throughout the world, originating during the Permian, and finally dying out during the Jurassic.

The modern-day genus Latimeria is often erroneously thought to be in this family, when, in fact, it is the type genus of the more advanced family Latimeriidae, which appeared some time during the Triassic.

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