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.