Family Coelacanthidae Agassiz 1843 (lobe-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Actinistia according to D. R. Schwimmer et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Coelacanthiformes, Spermatodus, Whiteiidae, Rebellatricidae, Miguashaiidae
Subtaxa: Axelrodichthys, Chaohuichthys, Chinlea, Coccoderma, Coelacanthus, Diplurus, Garnbergia, Heptanema, Holophagus, Indocoelacanthus, Libys, Macropoma, Mawsonia, Megalocoelacanthus, Moenkopia, Quayia, Rhipis, Ticinepomis
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