Lualabaea

Lualabaea is an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater coelacanth, belonging to the family Mawsoniidae, from the Jurassic period.^[1] It contains two species, L. lerichei Saint-Seine, 1955 and L. henryi Saint-Seine, 1955, both known from the (formerly considered Middle Jurassic, but more recently Kimmeridgian-aged)^[2][3] Stanleyville Formation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[4][5][6] It may be related to or possibly synonymous with Axelrodichthys.^[7]

Lualabaea Temporal range: Kimmeridgian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinistia
Order:	Coelacanthiformes
Suborder:	Latimerioidei
Family:	†Mawsoniidae
Genus:	†Lualabaea Saint-Seine, 1955
Species
†L. lerichei Saint-Seine, 1955 †L. henryi Saint-Seine, 1955