Swenzia

Swenzia is an extinct genus of coelacanthid fish from the late Jurassic of France.^[1] It contains a single species, S. latimerae, which was originally described as Wenzia latimerae. Because the generic name Wenzia was already preoccupied by a snail, the generic name was amended to Swenzia.^[2] It is the fossil genus most closely related to the living coelacanth, Latimeria.^[3]

Swenzia Temporal range: Upper Oxfordian 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:	Latimeriidae
Genus:	†Swenzia Clement, 2006
Type species
Swenzia latimerae (Clement, 2005)
Synonyms
Wenzia latimerae Clement, 2005

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Sarcopterygii
• List of sarcopterygians
• List of prehistoric bony fish