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Genera in the family or subfamily Latimeriidae: [ 2 ] records

Latimeria Smith [J. L. B.] 1939:455 Fem. Latimeria chalumnae Smith 1939. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Latimeria Smith 1939 -- (see McCosker & Lagios (eds.) 1979 [ref. 6998], Smith 1986:152 [ref. 5712], Heemstra in Smith & Heemstra 1995:151 [ref. 21953], Pouyaud et al. 1999:261 [ref. 23788], Holder et al. 1999:12616 [ref. 25259], Jewett 2001:3969 [ref. 26320], Fricke et al. 2018:391 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Latimeria Smith 1939. Latimeriidae.

Malania Smith [J. L. B.] 1953:99 Fem. Malania anjouanae Smith 1953. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Based on an abnormal specimen of Latimeria. In describing the genus Smith proposed an alternate name Malanius (p. 99) which technically was a name in synonymy and never made available. •Synonym of Latimeria Smith 1939. Current status: Synonym of Latimeria Smith 1939. Latimeriidae.